Children out of school, primary, male in Norway

Norway: Children out of school, primary, male was 3,126 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,126
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
125th
of 177 countries
All-time high
3,126
in 2024
All-time low
417
in 2009
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Children out of school, primary, male in Norway, 2001–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k2001201220242001: 1.4k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.8k2004: 1.8k2005: 2.0k2006: 1.9k2007: 1.1k2008: 6222009: 4172010: 6012011: 4272012: 9702013: 4722014: 8582015: 1.2k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.5k2018: 1.7k2019: 2.0k2020: 2.5k2021: 2.3k2022: 2.1k2023: 2.8k2024: 3.1k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, male in Norway is 3,126, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 264.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Norway peaked at 3,126 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 417, in 2009.

Norway ranks 125th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Children out of school, primary, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, male in Norway, 2001 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2001 1,418
2002 1,573 +10.9%
2003 1,790 +13.8%
2004 1,831 +2.3%
2005 2,038 +11.3%
2006 1,944 -4.6%
2007 1,125 -42.1%
2008 622 -44.7%
2009 417 -33.0%
2010 601 +44.1%
2011 427 -29.0%
2012 970 +127.2%
2013 472 -51.3%
2014 858 +81.8%
2015 1,151 +34.1%
2016 1,663 +44.5%
2017 1,480 -11.0%
2018 1,701 +14.9%
2019 1,952 +14.8%
2020 2,506 +28.4%
2021 2,326 -7.2%
2022 2,143 -7.9%
2023 2,792 +30.3%
2024 3,126 +12.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,418 417 2,038 9
2010s 1,128 427 1,952 10
2020s 2,579 2,143 3,126 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 122 Australia 3,609 compare
  2. 123 Bahrain 3,489 compare
  3. 124 Finland 3,315 compare
  4. 126 Eswatini 2,865 compare
  5. 127 Maldives 2,709 compare
  6. 128 Belize 2,636 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, male in Norway?
Children out of school, primary, male in Norway was 3,126 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 3,126 in 2024.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 417 in 2009.
How does Norway rank for children out of school, primary, male?
Norway ranks 125th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 264.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.