Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Norway
Norway: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total was 12.64 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Norway, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Norway recorded 12.64 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Norway peaked at 12.82 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.56, 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 45-49, total in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.56 | — |
| 1965 | 7.86 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 8.39 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 8.51 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 8.91 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 9.77 | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 10.67 | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 11.33 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 12.3 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 12.82 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 12.64 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.71 | 7.56 | 7.86 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.45 | 8.39 | 8.51 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.34 | 8.91 | 9.77 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11 | 10.67 | 11.33 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.56 | 12.3 | 12.82 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.64 | 12.64 | 12.64 | 1 |
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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 45-49, total in Norway?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Norway was 12.64 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 45-49, total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.82 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.56 in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.