Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Norway
Norway: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 8.6 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Norway, 2000–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 8.6 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Norway peaked at 11 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 2012.
That places Norway 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5 | — |
| 2001 | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.7 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 11 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.5 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.2 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 10 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.6 | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5 | 10.2 | 11 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.57 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 28 Greece 9.4 compare
- 29 Luxembourg 9 compare
- 30 Liechtenstein 8.7 compare
- 32 Lithuania 8.1 compare
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Norway?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Norway was 8.6 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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