Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Norway
Norway: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 98.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Norway, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Norway is 98.62, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Norway peaked at 100 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 51.06, in 1820.
That places Norway 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 51.06 | — |
| 1825 | 53.28 | +4.3% |
| 1830 | 55.49 | +4.1% |
| 1835 | 57.68 | +3.9% |
| 1840 | 59.84 | +3.7% |
| 1845 | 61.96 | +3.5% |
| 1850 | 64.05 | +3.4% |
| 1855 | 66.08 | +3.2% |
| 1860 | 68.07 | +3.0% |
| 1865 | 69.99 | +2.8% |
| 1870 | 71.84 | +2.6% |
| 1875 | 73.63 | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 75.35 | +2.3% |
| 1885 | 77 | +2.2% |
| 1890 | 78.77 | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 80.54 | +2.2% |
| 1900 | 82.31 | +2.2% |
| 1905 | 84.08 | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 85.85 | +2.1% |
| 1915 | 87.62 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 89.38 | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 91.15 | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 92.92 | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 94.69 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 96.46 | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 98.23 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 100 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 99.01 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 95.05 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 93.07 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 100 | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 99.59 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.36 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.52 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.45 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.61 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.96 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.83 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.77 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.91 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.69 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.56 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.45 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.34 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.34 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.23 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.18 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.02 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.13 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.04 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.62 | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 98.62 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 98.62 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.24, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 52.17 | 51.06 | 53.28 | 2 |
| 1830s | 56.59 | 55.49 | 57.68 | 2 |
| 1840s | 60.9 | 59.84 | 61.96 | 2 |
| 1850s | 65.06 | 64.05 | 66.08 | 2 |
| 1860s | 69.03 | 68.07 | 69.99 | 2 |
| 1870s | 72.73 | 71.84 | 73.63 | 2 |
| 1880s | 76.17 | 75.35 | 77 | 2 |
| 1890s | 79.66 | 78.77 | 80.54 | 2 |
| 1900s | 83.19 | 82.31 | 84.08 | 2 |
| 1910s | 86.73 | 85.85 | 87.62 | 2 |
| 1920s | 90.27 | 89.38 | 91.15 | 2 |
| 1930s | 93.81 | 92.92 | 94.69 | 2 |
| 1940s | 97.34 | 96.46 | 98.23 | 2 |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 97.03 | 95.05 | 99.01 | 2 |
| 1970s | 96.53 | 93.07 | 100 | 2 |
| 1980s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.62 | 99.36 | 99.96 | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.53 | 99.18 | 99.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.88 | 98.6 | 99.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Norway?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Norway was 98.62 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.06 in 1820.
- How does Norway rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Norway ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.