Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Norway
Norway: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 62.0% 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 62.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Norway peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 7th of 66 countries on this measure, 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 development in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55.3% | — |
| 2014 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.9% | 55.0% | 57.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 58.2% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (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 62.0% 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 62.0% 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 12.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release