Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Norway
Norway: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 19.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Norway, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Norway stood at 19.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Norway peaked at 37.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2022.
That places Norway 50th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 33.1% | — |
| 2002 | 35.6% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 28.6% | 37.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.5% | 30.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 19.1% | 30.8% | 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 upper secondary student as a in Norway?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Norway was 19.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Norway ranks 50th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 upper 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