Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Norway

Norway: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 32,109 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
32,109 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
124th
of 206 countries
All-time high
34,353 number
in 1977
All-time low
25,750 number
in 1989
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Norway, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Norway stood at 32,109 number.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Norway peaked at 34,353 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 25,750 number, in 1989.

That places Norway 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Norway, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 31,842 number
1971 31,918 number +0.2%
1972 32,130 number +0.7%
1973 32,611 number +1.5%
1974 33,216 number +1.9%
1975 33,793 number +1.7%
1976 34,202 number +1.2%
1977 34,353 number +0.4%
1978 34,115 number -0.7%
1979 33,586 number -1.6%
1980 32,862 number -2.2%
1981 32,037 number -2.5%
1982 31,225 number -2.5%
1983 30,163 number -3.4%
1984 28,986 number -3.9%
1985 27,832 number -4.0%
1986 26,825 number -3.6%
1987 26,076 number -2.8%
1988 25,752 number -1.2%
1989 25,750 number -0.0%
1990 25,962 number +0.8%
1991 26,286 number +1.2%
1992 26,615 number +1.3%
1993 27,131 number +1.9%
1994 27,776 number +2.4%
1995 28,492 number +2.6%
1996 29,225 number +2.6%
1997 30,415 number +4.1%
1998 30,951 number +1.8%
1999 31,410 number +1.5%
2000 31,774 number +1.2%
2001 32,043 number +0.8%
2002 32,114 number +0.2%
2003 31,978 number -0.4%
2004 31,715 number -0.8%
2005 31,407 number -1.0%
2006 31,160 number -0.8%
2007 30,850 number -1.0%
2008 30,515 number -1.1%
2009 30,220 number -1.0%
2010 30,039 number -0.6%
2011 30,052 number +0.0%
2012 30,311 number +0.9%
2013 30,919 number +2.0%
2014 31,701 number +2.5%
2015 32,473 number +2.4%
2016 32,986 number +1.6%
2017 33,085 number +0.3%
2018 32,883 number -0.6%
2019 32,508 number -1.1%
2020 32,109 number -1.2%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 32,109 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 32,109 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 81% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33,177 number 31,842 number 34,353 number 10
1980s 28,751 number 25,750 number 32,862 number 10
1990s 28,426 number 25,962 number 31,410 number 10
2000s 31,378 number 30,220 number 32,114 number 10
2010s 31,696 number 30,039 number 33,085 number 10
2020s 32,109 number 32,109 number 32,109 number 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 121 Ireland 34,583 number compare
  2. 122 Kuwait 33,980 number compare
  3. 123 Serbia 33,763 number compare
  4. 125 Namibia 31,904 number compare
  5. 126 Finland 31,631 number compare
  6. 127 Hong Kong, China 31,583 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Norway?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Norway was 32,109 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 34,353 number in 1977.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 25,750 number in 1989.
How does Norway rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Norway ranks 124th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.