Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway
Norway: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 19 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
19 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 169 countries
All-time high
20 years
in 1998
All-time low
18 years
in 2000
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Norway recorded 19 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2020.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway peaked at 20 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18 years, in 2000.
That places Norway 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20 years | — |
| 1999 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18 years | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 years | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 years | 20 years | 20 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5 years | 18 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 1 |
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More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,331 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6775 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Norway was 19 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 20 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.