Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway
Norway: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 13.26 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway stood at 13.26. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway peaked at 13.26 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.88, in 1990.
Norway ranks 122nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.19 | — |
| 1976 | 5.53 | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 5.17 | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 5.04 | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 5.69 | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 4.64 | -18.5% |
| 1982 | 4.58 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 4.35 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 4.33 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 3.88 | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 3.88 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.88 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 4.49 | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 4.64 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 7.22 | +55.8% |
| 1998 | 6.21 | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 10.28 | +65.4% |
| 2017 | 13.26 | +29.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 13.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.44, 99% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Norway's 13.26 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.64, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +65.4% | 6.21 | 10.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.32 | 5.04 | 5.69 | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.64 | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.05 | 3.88 | 7.22 | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.77 | 10.28 | 13.26 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 13.53 compare
- 120 Spain 13.44 compare
- 121 Andorra 13.28 compare
- 123 South Korea 13.03 compare
- 124 Sao Tome and Principe 13.01 compare
- 125 Poland 12.97 compare
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway was 13.26 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.26 in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.