Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Norway
Norway: Proportion of total government spending on essential … education was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway stood at 9.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway peaked at 12.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2024.
That places Norway 96th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … education in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3% | — |
| 2001 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 9.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.1%, 88% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Norway's 9.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.6%, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Norway was 9.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Norway ranks 96th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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