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
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
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.