Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational in Norway
Norway: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational was 61.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Norway is 61.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Norway peaked at 61.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2014.
That places Norway 7th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … female educational in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55.3% | — |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 61.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 61.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.7%, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.1% | 55.0% | 58.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.4% | 61.5% | 5 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Norway?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Norway was 61.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release