Lower middle income vs Norway: Primary education, duration

Lower middle income

6 years

in 2025

Norway

7 years

in 2025

Lower middle income rank

2nd

Norway rank

3rd

Primary education, duration over time

Norway currently reports 7 years against 6 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 3rd of 46 groups.

Indicator: Primary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.