Education spending in Norway
Norway: Education spending was 5.43 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Norway, 1870–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 5.43 for education spending in 2022.
The figure is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Norway peaked at 8.37 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1870.
That places Norway 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Education spending in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.5 | — |
| 1913 | 1.4 | +180.0% |
| 1937 | 1.9 | +35.7% |
| 1960 | 4.2 | +121.1% |
| 1972 | 5.9 | +40.6% |
| 1973 | 5.89 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.67 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 5.55 | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 6.16 | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 5.97 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 6.44 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 5.78 | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 5.54 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 5.68 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 5.65 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.43 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 5.26 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 5.54 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 5.79 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 5.87 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.3 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 6.31 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 6.37 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 6.64 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 7.68 | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 7.83 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7.7 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 7.14 | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 7.3 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 7.36 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.96 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 6.46 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 6.82 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.42 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 7.4 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.28 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.84 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.36 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 6.51 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.25 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.07 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 6.71 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 6.41 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 7.33 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 7.44 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.64 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.52 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.98 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 7.85 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.6 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 7.86 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 8.37 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 6.96 | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 5.43 | -22.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 5.43 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.4, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Norway's 5.43 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | +180.0% | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 1960 | +121.1% | 1.9 | 4.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 1960s | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 1970s | 5.94 | 5.55 | 6.44 | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.68 | 5.26 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.13 | 6.31 | 7.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.84 | 6.25 | 7.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.44 | 6.41 | 7.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 | 5.43 | 8.37 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 39 Curacao 5.44 compare
- 40 Tajikistan 5.44 compare
- 41 Palestine 5.43 compare
- 43 United States 5.42 compare
- 44 South Korea 5.41 compare
- 45 Dominica 5.39 compare
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Norway?
- Education spending in Norway was 5.43 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 8.37 in 2020.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1870.
- How does Norway rank for education spending?
- Norway ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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