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

Norway

13.12 years

in 2023

Palau

13.3 years

in 2023

Norway rank

13th

Palau rank

11th

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

Palau currently reports 13.3 years against 13.12 years in Norway, a difference of 0.181 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 13th and Palau ranks 11th 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.