Norway vs Switzerland: Share of children who have completed primary school

Norway
99.8%
in 2025
Switzerland
99.8%
in 2025
Norway rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
25th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.

Norway ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.