Norway vs Spain: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Norway

98.6%

in 2024

Spain

98.8%

in 2024

Norway rank

57th

Spain rank

55th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Spain currently reports 98.8% against 98.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 57th and Spain ranks 55th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.