Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Norway
Norway: Expected school years of pupils and students by education level was 19 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 33 countries
All-time high
20
in 2022
All-time low
19
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Norway, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Norway stood at 19. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Norway peaked at 20 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2015.
That places Norway 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19 | — |
| 2016 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 19 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.2 | 19 | 20 | 5 |
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More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Norway?
- Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Norway was 19 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for expected school years of pupils and students by education level?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expected school years of pupils and students by education level 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 Eurostat, published as part of Expected school years of pupils and students by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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