Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Norway
Norway: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8332 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Norway is 0.8332 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Norway peaked at 1.41 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6169 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Norway 122nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7616 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.718 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +39.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9969 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.23 GPIA | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9796 GPIA | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9483 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9228 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7508 GPIA | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9387 GPIA | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPIA | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 0.831 GPIA | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9622 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.41 GPIA | +46.3% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9442 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6169 GPIA | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 0.83 GPIA | +34.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8332 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8701 GPIA | 0.718 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.7508 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8587 GPIA | 0.6169 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 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 one year before the official primary in Norway?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Norway was 0.8332 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6169 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release