Canada vs Norway: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Canada
107.8%
in 2018
Norway
108.1%
in 2018
Canada rank
31st
Norway rank
28th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Canada
  • Norway
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 108.1% against 107.8% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 31st and Norway ranks 28th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 95.5% 95.0% 0.5% Canada
1980s 99.3% 96.9% 2.4% Canada
1990s 103.0% 106.0% 3.0% Norway
2000s 100.5% 105.7% 5.2% Norway
2010s 105.1% 106.6% 1.5% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Canada or Norway?
Norway, at 108.1% against 107.8% in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Canada and Norway?
0.3%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Canada and Norway rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Canada ranks 31st and Norway ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.