Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Norway

Norway: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 109.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
109.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
112.8%
in 1994
All-time low
91.5%
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Norway, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Norway stood at 109.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Norway peaked at 112.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 1971.

That places Norway 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Norway, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 91.5%
1972 94.6% +3.4%
1973 95.6% +1.1%
1974 95.4% -0.3%
1975 95.1% -0.3%
1976 94.4% -0.7%
1977 94.8% +0.4%
1978 94.3% -0.5%
1979 95.0% +0.7%
1980 95.8% +0.8%
1981 95.5% -0.3%
1982 95.3% -0.2%
1983 96.2% +1.0%
1984 95.3% -0.9%
1985 95.6% +0.2%
1986 95.7% +0.2%
1987 95.2% -0.5%
1988 95.2% -0.0%
1989 96.0% +0.9%
1990 99.5% +3.6%
1991 100.9% +1.4%
1992 102.5% +1.6%
1993 106.9% +4.3%
1994 112.8% +5.5%
1995 108.6% -3.7%
1996 108.4% -0.2%
1997 100.0% -7.8%
1998 107.7% +7.8%
1999 108.3% +0.5%
2000 106.8% -1.4%
2001 105.9% -0.8%
2002 104.9% -0.9%
2003 105.4% +0.4%
2004 105.7% +0.3%
2005 105.0% -0.6%
2006 105.5% +0.4%
2007 106.0% +0.5%
2008 106.0% -0.1%
2009 105.4% -0.5%
2010 105.9% +0.4%
2011 105.8% -0.1%
2012 105.3% -0.5%
2013 107.3% +1.9%
2014 106.9% -0.4%
2015 107.6% +0.7%
2016 108.5% +0.8%
2017 109.2% +0.6%
2018 109.3% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 94.5% 91.5% 95.6% 9
1980s 95.6% 95.2% 96.2% 10
1990s 105.6% 99.5% 112.8% 10
2000s 105.7% 104.9% 106.8% 10
2010s 107.3% 105.3% 109.3% 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.4% compare
  2. 18 Naoero 110.1% compare
  3. 19 United Arab Emirates 109.4% compare
  4. 21 Thailand 109.3% compare
  5. 22 Iceland 109.1% compare
  6. 23 Antigua and Barbuda 108.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Norway?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Norway was 109.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 112.8% in 1994.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 1971.
How does Norway rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Norway ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.