Korea vs Norway: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP
Korea
0.5%
in 2022
Norway
0.5%
in 2022
Korea rank
41st
Norway rank
43rd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Korea
- Norway
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.
Korea ranks 41st and Norway ranks 43rd of 169 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp, Korea or Norway?
- Korea, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp between Korea and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Norway?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Norway rank globally for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Korea ranks 41st and Norway ranks 43rd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release