Over-age students, primary in Norway
Norway: Over-age students, primary was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Norway, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Norway is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Norway peaked at 90.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places Norway 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.7% | — |
| 1972 | 5.0% | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -84.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 90.1% | +14756.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -99.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -71.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +24.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.6% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 0.2% | 90.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
- 186 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 187 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 188 Canada 0.0% compare
- 188 Japan 0.0%
- 188 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% compare
More education data for Norway
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Norway?
- Over-age students, primary in Norway was 0.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for over-age students, primary?
- Norway ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.