Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Norway
Norway: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.02 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Norway, 1970–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Norway stood at 1.02. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Norway peaked at 1.02 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9436, in 1970.
That places Norway 32nd out of 121 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9436 | — |
| 1975 | 0.9448 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9478 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9679 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.989 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9898 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.995 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9975 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9442 | 0.9436 | 0.9448 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9478 | 0.9478 | 0.9478 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9679 | 0.9679 | 0.9679 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9962 | 0.989 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 7 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Norway?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Norway was 1.02 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9436 in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Norway ranks 32nd out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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