Norway vs WB: High Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Norway
9.98 years
in 2024
WB: High Income (july 2025)
9.11 years
in 2024
Norway rank
43rd
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
41st

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Norway
  • WB: High Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 9.98 years against 9.11 years in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.87 years.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 43rd and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 200 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway WB: High Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 9.92 years 9.18 years 0.7422 years Norway
2010s 10.02 years 9.17 years 0.847 years Norway
2020s 10.03 years 9.15 years 0.8772 years Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Norway or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
Norway, at 9.98 years against 9.11 years in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Norway and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
0.87 years, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Norway and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Norway ranks 43rd and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release