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
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway, 1960–2010
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.