Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Norway
Norway: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 896,544 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
896,544 Number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
18th
of 37 countries
All-time high
902,350 Number
in 2019
All-time low
615,473 Number
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Norway stood at 896,544 Number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Norway peaked at 902,350 Number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 615,473 Number, in 2013.
That places Norway 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Norway, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 615,473 Number | — |
| 2014 | 865,167 Number | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 867,937 Number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 875,770 Number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 891,199 Number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 896,685 Number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 902,350 Number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 901,708 Number | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 891,440 Number | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 892,881 Number | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 896,764 Number | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 896,544 Number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 844,940 Number | 615,473 Number | 902,350 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 895,867 Number | 891,440 Number | 901,708 Number | 5 |
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More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,331 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6775 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Norway?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Norway was 896,544 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 902,350 Number in 2019.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 615,473 Number in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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