Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Norway
Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 11.68 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female 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+, female in Norway stood at 11.68.
The figure is up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Norway peaked at 11.82 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.42, in 1960.
That places Norway 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.42 | — |
| 1965 | 7.8 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 8.03 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 8.26 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 8.68 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 9.42 | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 10.05 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 10.51 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 10.87 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.82 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 11.68 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.61 | 7.42 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.14 | 8.03 | 8.26 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.05 | 8.68 | 9.42 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.28 | 10.05 | 10.51 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.34 | 10.87 | 11.82 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.68 | 11.68 | 11.68 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,986 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8692 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,436 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0401 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7534 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Norway?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Norway was 11.68 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+, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11.82 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.42 in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.