Duration of compulsory education in Norway
Norway: Duration of compulsory education was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10
in 1998
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Norway, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Norway stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Norway peaked at 10 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
Norway ranks 86th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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More education data for Norway
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 mean years of schooling 1.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Norway?
- Duration of compulsory education in Norway was 10 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Norway ranks 86th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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