Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Norway
Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total was 11.68 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Norway, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Norway is 11.68, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Norway peaked at 13.05 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.59, in 1960.
That places Norway 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.59 | — |
| 1965 | 8.26 | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 8.38 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 8.61 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 8.92 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 10.35 | +16.0% |
| 1990 | 11.31 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 12.23 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 12.54 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 13.05 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 11.68 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.92 | 7.59 | 8.26 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.5 | 8.38 | 8.61 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.63 | 8.92 | 10.35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.77 | 11.31 | 12.23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.79 | 12.54 | 13.05 | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.68 | 11.68 | 11.68 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 38 Romania 11.94 compare
- 39 Latvia 11.83 compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 11.82 compare
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 11.64 compare
- 43 Bulgaria 11.43 compare
- 44 Kyrgyzstan 11.38 compare
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Norway?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total 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 40-44, total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.05 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.59 in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.