Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Norway
Norway: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 16.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Norway, 1997–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 16.0% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Norway peaked at 37.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2022.
That places Norway 56th out of 127 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.9% | — |
| 1998 | 21.4% | -43.7% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 21.4% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.5% | 20.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 19.2% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.0% | 24.0% | 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Norway?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Norway was 16.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Norway ranks 56th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 primary 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