Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Norway
Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total was 5.59 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Norway, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Norway stood at 5.59. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Norway peaked at 6.99 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 5.59, in 2010.
Norway ranks 65th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.89 | — |
| 1965 | 6.97 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 6.95 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 6.83 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 6.86 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 6.99 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.99 | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 5.99 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.73 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 5.59 | -2.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 5.59 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.87, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Norway's 5.59 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.64, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.93 | 6.89 | 6.97 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.89 | 6.83 | 6.95 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.93 | 6.86 | 6.99 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.99 | 5.99 | 5.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.87 | 5.73 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.59 | 5.59 | 5.59 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Norway?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total in Norway was 5.59 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 20-24, total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.59 in 2010.
- How does Norway rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Norway ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 20-24.