Norway vs Spain: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school

Norway

97.2%

in 2024

Spain

97.7%

in 2024

Norway rank

16th

Spain rank

15th

Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school over time

Spain currently reports 97.7% against 97.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th of 178 countries.

Indicator: Share of children enrolled in pre-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: 178 places, 2,976 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.