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

Norway
108.1%
in 2018
Small states
90.7%
in 2019
Norway rank
28th
Small states rank
25th

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

  • Norway
  • Small states
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 108.1% against 90.7% in Small states, a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Small states's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 28th and Small states ranks 25th of 197 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 95.0% 74.6% 20.3% Norway
1980s 96.9% 78.0% 18.8% Norway
1990s 105.3% 80.6% 24.7% Norway
2000s 105.9% 87.0% 18.9% Norway
2010s 106.6% 90.2% 16.4% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Norway or Small states?
Norway, at 108.1% against 90.7% in Small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Norway and Small states?
17.4%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Small states?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Norway and Small states rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Norway ranks 28th and Small states ranks 25th 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.