Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway
Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 10.05 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway stood at 10.05. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway peaked at 10.05 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.99, in 1965.
That places Norway 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.25 | — |
| 1965 | 6.99 | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 7.71 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 8.05 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 8.13 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 7.62 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 7.63 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 8.32 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 8.42 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.23 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 10.05 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.12 | 6.99 | 7.25 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.88 | 7.71 | 8.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.88 | 7.62 | 8.13 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.97 | 7.63 | 8.32 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.82 | 8.42 | 9.23 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.05 | 10.05 | 10.05 | 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Norway was 10.05 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.05 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.99 in 1965.
- How does Norway rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Norway ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.