Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Norway
Norway: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 19,420 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in Norway, 1998β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Norway stood at 19,420. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Norway peaked at 33,473 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19,420, in 2022.
Norway ranks 4th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,527 | 27,527 | 27,527 | 1 |
| 2000s | 30,873 | 27,521 | 33,473 | 8 |
| 2010s | 27,467 | 25,019 | 28,528 | 8 |
| 2020s | 24,853 | 19,420 | 29,554 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Luxembourg 29,968 compare
- 2 Korea 29,673 compare
- 3 Canada 21,933 compare
- 5 Cyprus 18,095 compare
- 6 United States 17,191 compare
- 7 Netherlands 16,564 compare
More education data for Norway
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Norway?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in Norway was 19,420 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 33,473 in 2003.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,420 in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release