Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Norway
Norway: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 18.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 18.79 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Norway peaked at 18.79 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.01, in 1990.
That places Norway 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.01 | — |
| 1991 | 14.33 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 14.64 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.18 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 16.24 | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 15.66 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 15.81 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.07 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 16.87 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 17.1 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 17.43 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.03 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 17.09 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.42 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 17.56 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.44 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.53 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.54 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.38 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.36 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.53 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.52 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.45 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.66 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.68 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.78 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.95 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.06 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.15 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.24 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.31 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 18.64 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 18.79 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.79 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.59 | 14.01 | 17.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.38 | 17.03 | 17.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8 | 17.45 | 18.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.63 | 18.31 | 18.79 | 4 |
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More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Norway?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Norway was 18.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.79 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.01 in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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