Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway
Norway: Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 45 countries
All-time high
97.7%
in 2022
All-time low
76.2%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 97.4% for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway peaked at 97.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 1998.
That places Norway 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.2% | — |
| 1999 | 78.9% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 81.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 97.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 97.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 76.2% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 79.7% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.1% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- Population density 14.86 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 224,990 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway?
- Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Norway was 97.4% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level, by sex - as % of the population of the corresponding age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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