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 41st of 42 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 41st out of 42 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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