Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway
Norway: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 280.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway peaked at 1.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
Norway ranks 140th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -46.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -60.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +364.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -77.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +77.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +46.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +39.6% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 57% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +364.2% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 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 out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Norway rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Norway ranks 140th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release