Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway

Norway: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes was 195,481 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
195,481 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
114th
of 194 countries
All-time high
195,481 number
in 2018
All-time low
155,112 number
in 1998
Years of data
25
1994–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway, 1994–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1994200620181994: 156.7k number1995: 156.7k number1996: 156.5k number1997: 155.6k number1998: 155.1k number1999: 155.4k number2000: 158.3k number2001: 162.0k number2002: 168.1k number2003: 175.1k number2004: 181.9k number2005: 185.9k number2006: 188.1k number2007: 184.0k number2008: 184.9k number2009: 189.4k number2010: 191.9k number2011: 192.6k number2012: 191.0k number2013: 190.5k number2014: 189.4k number2015: 194.5k number2016: 192.8k number2017: 194.0k number2018: 195.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway is 195,481 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway peaked at 195,481 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 155,112 number, in 1998.

Norway ranks 114th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Norway, 1994 to 2018.
Year number Change
1994 156,716 number
1995 156,717 number +0.0%
1996 156,484 number -0.1%
1997 155,623 number -0.6%
1998 155,112 number -0.3%
1999 155,387 number +0.2%
2000 158,279 number +1.9%
2001 162,040 number +2.4%
2002 168,095 number +3.7%
2003 175,121 number +4.2%
2004 181,934 number +3.9%
2005 185,866 number +2.2%
2006 188,096 number +1.2%
2007 184,033 number -2.2%
2008 184,876 number +0.5%
2009 189,370 number +2.4%
2010 191,875 number +1.3%
2011 192,640 number +0.4%
2012 191,023 number -0.8%
2013 190,480 number -0.3%
2014 189,368 number -0.6%
2015 194,549 number +2.7%
2016 192,836 number -0.9%
2017 194,025 number +0.6%
2018 195,481 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 156,006 number 155,112 number 156,717 number 6
2000s 177,771 number 158,279 number 189,370 number 10
2010s 192,475 number 189,368 number 195,481 number 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 111 Lebanon 223,205 number compare
  2. 112 Panama 200,934 number compare
  3. 113 Bulgaria 200,538 number compare
  4. 115 Uruguay 181,824 number compare
  5. 116 Mauritania 181,580 number compare
  6. 117 Finland 181,468 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes in Norway was 195,481 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 195,481 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 155,112 number in 1998.
How does Norway rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Norway ranks 114th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.