Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Norway
Norway: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 16.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Norway, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 16.1% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Norway peaked at 25.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2022.
Norway ranks 60th of 103 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.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.1% | — |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 18.9% | 24.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 20.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 16.1% | 24.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 57 Syrian Arab Republic 16.9% compare
- 58 Cameroon 16.8% compare
- 59 Jordan 16.6% compare
- 61 Cape Verde 16.0% compare
- 62 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.7% compare
- 63 Hungary 15.5% compare
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Norway?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Norway was 16.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Norway ranks 60th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release