Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Norway
Norway: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex was 97.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.4
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 47 countries
All-time high
97.7
in 2022
All-time low
76.2
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Norway, 1998–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 97.4 for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Norway peaked at 97.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.2, in 1998.
That places Norway 15th out of 47 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 aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 90 | +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 96.45, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 97.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.55, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.55 | 76.2 | 78.9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.64 | 79.7 | 96.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.28 | 97.1 | 97.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.46 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Norway?
- Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Norway was 97.4 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2 in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary 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 aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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