Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway

Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 6.79 in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
6.79
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
6.85
in 1970
All-time low
5.96
in 1995
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway, 1960–2010

02461960198520101960: 6.81965: 6.51970: 6.81975: 6.71980: 6.81985: 61990: 61995: 62000: 62005: 62010: 6.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Norway recorded 6.79 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010.

The figure is up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway peaked at 6.85 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5.96, in 1995.

Norway ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.8
1965 6.49 -4.6%
1970 6.85 +5.5%
1975 6.71 -2.0%
1980 6.75 +0.6%
1985 5.98 -11.4%
1990 6 +0.3%
1995 5.96 -0.7%
2000 6 +0.7%
2005 5.98 -0.3%
2010 6.79 +13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.64 6.49 6.8 2
1970s 6.78 6.71 6.85 2
1980s 6.37 5.98 6.75 2
1990s 5.98 5.96 6 2
2000s 5.99 5.98 6 2
2010s 6.79 6.79 6.79 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 3 Botswana 6.98 compare
  2. 4 Trinidad and Tobago 6.97 compare
  3. 5 Iceland 6.91 compare
  4. 7 Zambia 6.7 compare
  5. 8 Maldives 6.69 compare
  6. 9 South Africa 6.67 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway was 6.79 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 6.85 in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 5.96 in 1995.
How does Norway rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
Norway ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.