Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Norway
Norway: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 1 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Norway, 2012–2022
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2022, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Norway stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Norway peaked at 1.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2022.
Norway ranks 7th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.4 | — |
| 2013 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.27 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Norway?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Norway was 1 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 28 countries with data for 2022.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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