New Zealand vs Norway: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

New Zealand
61,644 number
in 2020
Norway
62,550 number
in 2020
New Zealand rank
127th
Norway rank
125th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

How they compare

Norway currently reports 62,550 number against 61,644 number in New Zealand, a difference of 906 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

New Zealand ranks 127th and Norway ranks 125th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 59,917 number 64,618 number 4,701 number Norway
1980s 51,446 number 56,190 number 4,744 number Norway
1990s 57,310 number 55,427 number 1,882 number New Zealand
2000s 57,772 number 61,161 number 3,390 number Norway
2010s 62,240 number 61,888 number 351.7 number New Zealand
2020s 61,644 number 62,550 number 906 number Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 62,550 number against 61,644 number in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between New Zealand and Norway?
906 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
New Zealand ranks 127th and Norway ranks 125th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.