Denmark vs Norway: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Denmark

13.03 years

in 2023

Norway

13.12 years

in 2023

Denmark rank

15th

Norway rank

13th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Norway currently reports 13.12 years against 13.03 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.0907 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 15th and Norway ranks 13th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.