Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Norway
Norway: Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of was 7.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Norway, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Norway is 7.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Norway peaked at 8.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2011.
Norway ranks 10th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.9% | — |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Norway?
- Expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of in Norway was 7.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2011.
- How does Norway rank for expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expenditure on education (public, households, oda) as a percentage of rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Expenditure on education (public, households, ODA) as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release