Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Norway
Norway: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 87,611 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Norway, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Norway is 87,611 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Norway peaked at 91,769 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 67,078 number, in 1998.
That places Norway 87th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79,064 number | — |
| 1995 | 84,869 number | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 88,796 number | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 91,769 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 67,078 number | -26.9% |
| 1999 | 69,492 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 71,123 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 72,303 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 73,254 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 81,152 number | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 83,083 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 84,682 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 85,867 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 87,712 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 89,460 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 90,864 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 90,784 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89,497 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 88,321 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 87,611 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,178 number | 67,078 number | 91,769 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 76,183 number | 71,123 number | 83,083 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 88,311 number | 84,682 number | 90,864 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Norway?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Norway was 87,611 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 91,769 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,078 number in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Norway ranks 87th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.