Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Norway
Norway: Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
8.3
in 2013
All-time low
7.8
in 2021
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Norway, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 8 for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Norway peaked at 8.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.8, in 2021.
Norway ranks 10th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.3 | — |
| 2018 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 8.1 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 8 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.96 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Norway?
- Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Norway was 8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8 in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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