Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Norway
Norway: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 87.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
87.6%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
90th
of 107 countries
All-time high
91.2%
in 1999
All-time low
83.4%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2022
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Norway, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Norway stood at 87.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Norway peaked at 91.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 2007.
Norway ranks 90th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.2% | — |
| 1999 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 86.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 83.4% | 91.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 84.9% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.6% | 89.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 87 Japan 88.4% compare
- 88 Netherlands 88.1% compare
- 89 New Zealand 87.8% compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 86.9% compare
- 92 Latvia 86.6% compare
- 93 Monaco 86.0% compare
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Norway?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Norway was 87.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 2007.
- How does Norway rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Norway ranks 90th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release