France vs Norway: Children out of school, primary

France
8,155
in 2024
Norway
6,077
in 2024
France rank
119th
Norway rank
122nd

Children out of school, primary over time

  • France
  • Norway
050.0k100.0k150.0k200120122024

How they compare

France currently reports 8,155 against 6,077 in Norway, a difference of 2,078.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was France ahead.

France ranks 119th and Norway ranks 122nd of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 71,472 1,899 69,574 France
2010s 19,254 2,142 17,111 France
2020s 3,618 5,000 1,382 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, France or Norway?
France, at 8,155 against 6,077 in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between France and Norway?
2,078, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do France and Norway rank globally for children out of school, primary?
France ranks 119th and Norway ranks 122nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Norway: Children out of school, primary. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/children-out-of-school-primary/france/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/children-out-of-school-primary/france/norway/">France vs Norway: Children out of school, primary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.