Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Norway

Norway: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 16,202 in 2022. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2022)
16,202
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
8th
of 122 countries
All-time high
30,905
in 1997
All-time low
16,202
in 2022
Years of data
23
1997–2022

Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Norway, 1997–2022

010.0k20.0k30.0k1997200920221997: 30.9k1998: 17.8k2002: 17.7k2003: 18.5k2004: 17.9k2005: 17.3k2006: 16.8k2007: 17.3k2008: 16.8k2009: 19.4k2010: 19.2k2011: 18.0k2012: 18.0k2013: 18.6k2014: 18.8k2015: 20.4k2016: 20.8k2017: 21.3k2018: 21.4k2019: 22.2k2020: 23.0k2021: 19.9k2022: 16.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2022, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Norway stood at 16,202. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Norway peaked at 30,905 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16,202, in 2022.

Norway ranks 8th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,339 17,772 30,905 2
2000s 17,721 16,841 19,439 8
2010s 19,869 17,995 22,242 10
2020s 19,718 16,202 23,037 3

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 5 Iceland 19,376 compare
  2. 6 Singapore 18,612 compare
  3. 7 Austria 16,668 compare
  4. 9 United States 15,990 compare
  5. 10 Netherlands 15,202 compare
  6. 11 Cyprus 15,148 compare

See the full ranking of 122 places β†’

More education data for Norway

All data for Norway β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Norway?
Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Norway was 16,202 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 30,905 in 1997.
What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 16,202 in 2022.
How does Norway rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
Norway ranks 8th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,818 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release