Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Norway
Norway: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ was 4,040 millions in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Norway, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Norway is 4,040 millions, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Norway peaked at 4,040 millions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,097 millions, in 1998.
Norway ranks 31st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Norway, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,097 millions | — |
| 2002 | 1,474 millions | +34.4% |
| 2003 | 1,653 millions | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 1,702 millions | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,786 millions | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1,935 millions | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 2,016 millions | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2,204 millions | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 2,339 millions | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,397 millions | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2,424 millions | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2,508 millions | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 2,676 millions | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 2,650 millions | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,665 millions | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,686 millions | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,779 millions | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3,070 millions | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 3,263 millions | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 3,297 millions | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,700 millions | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 4,040 millions | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,097 millions | 1,097 millions | 1,097 millions | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,889 millions | 1,474 millions | 2,339 millions | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,712 millions | 2,397 millions | 3,263 millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,679 millions | 3,297 millions | 4,040 millions | 3 |
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More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Norway?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Norway was 4,040 millions in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4,040 millions in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,097 millions in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release