Ireland vs Norway: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Ireland
16 years
in 2020
Norway
16 years
in 2020
Ireland rank
12th
Norway rank
12th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Ireland
- Norway
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Norway, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 12th and Norway ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 15 years | 16 years | 1 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 15.2 years | 16 years | 0.8 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Ireland or Norway?
- Ireland, at 16 years against 16 years in Norway as of 2020.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Ireland and Norway?
- 0 years, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Ireland ranks 12th and Norway ranks 12th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.