School age population, early childhood education, female in Norway
Norway: School age population, early childhood education, female was 162,648 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 162,648 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Norway peaked at 182,868 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 162,648, in 2024.
Norway ranks 114th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 182,484 | — |
| 2014 | 182,868 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 182,110 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 180,242 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 178,379 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 176,339 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 173,045 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 170,371 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 166,889 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 165,569 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 163,871 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 162,648 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 179,352 | 173,045 | 182,868 | 7 |
| 2020s | 165,870 | 162,648 | 170,371 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 school age population, early childhood education, female in Norway?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Norway was 162,648 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 182,868 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,648 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Norway ranks 114th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release