Denmark vs Norway: Average years of schooling
Denmark
12.96 years
in 2020
Norway
13 years
in 2020
Denmark rank
14th
Norway rank
13th
Average years of schooling over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 13 years against 12.96 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 14th and Norway ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 4.69 years | 5.68 years | 0.99 years | Norway |
| 1880s | 4.94 years | 5.66 years | 0.72 years | Norway |
| 1890s | 5.25 years | 5.71 years | 0.46 years | Norway |
| 1900s | 5.61 years | 5.77 years | 0.16 years | Norway |
| 1910s | 5.96 years | 5.98 years | 0.02 years | Norway |
| 1920s | 6.52 years | 6.43 years | 0.0957 years | Denmark |
| 1930s | 6.85 years | 6.81 years | 0.0435 years | Denmark |
| 1950s | 7.87 years | 7.82 years | 0.0473 years | Denmark |
| 1960s | 9.04 years | 9.16 years | 0.1139 years | Norway |
| 1970s | 10.08 years | 10.38 years | 0.2991 years | Norway |
| 1980s | 10.98 years | 11.5 years | 0.5151 years | Norway |
| 1990s | 11.58 years | 12.23 years | 0.6483 years | Norway |
| 2000s | 12.19 years | 12.43 years | 0.2408 years | Norway |
| 2010s | 12.39 years | 12.67 years | 0.2881 years | Norway |
| 2020s | 12.96 years | 13 years | 0.0431 years | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Denmark or Norway?
- Norway, at 13 years against 12.96 years in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.04 years, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Denmark ranks 14th and Norway ranks 13th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.