China vs Norway: Primary education, pupils, per capita

China
0.0771 units per person
in 2024
Norway
0.078 units per person
in 2024
China rank
131st
Norway rank
130th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • China
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.078 units per person against 0.0771 units per person in China, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was China ahead.

China ranks 131st and Norway ranks 130th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1479 units per person 0.0971 units per person 0.0508 units per person China
1980s 0.1311 units per person 0.0854 units per person 0.0457 units per person China
1990s 0.1073 units per person 0.0746 units per person 0.0327 units per person China
2000s 0.0849 units per person 0.0913 units per person 0.0064 units per person Norway
2010s 0.0719 units per person 0.0842 units per person 0.0124 units per person Norway
2020s 0.0762 units per person 0.0806 units per person 0.0044 units per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, China or Norway?
Norway, at 0.078 units per person against 0.0771 units per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between China and Norway?
0.0009 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do China and Norway rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
China ranks 131st and Norway ranks 130th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.