Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Norway
Norway: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Norway, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Norway stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Norway peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 79th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3 |
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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Norway?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Norway was 0.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Norway ranks 79th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release