Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Norway
Norway: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 2.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Norway stood at 2.5%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Norway peaked at 17.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 139th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 3.2% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 51,889 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.41 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Norway?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Norway was 2.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Norway ranks 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.