Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Norway
Norway: Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 9.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 9.2% for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 45.6% on the previous year and down 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Norway peaked at 32.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2025.
Norway ranks 42nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28.6% | — |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +32.1% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -43.6% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +16.6% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -45.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.5% | 24.9% | 32.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 9.2% | 27.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Norway?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Norway was 9.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Norway ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and risk of poverty or social exclusion - % of children in the respective at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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