School age population, early … age female educational development in Norway
Norway: School age population, early … age female educational development was 79,795 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Norway is 79,795, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Norway peaked at 90,275 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79,795, in 2024.
Norway ranks 60th of 104 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 … age female educational development in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 90,275 | — |
| 2014 | 89,062 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 88,505 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 87,677 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 87,287 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 86,033 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 83,896 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 81,842 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 80,003 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 80,858 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 80,167 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 79,795 | -0.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 79,795 is above the median for high income countries, which is 69,393, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Norway's 79,795 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79,795, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87,534 | 83,896 | 90,275 | 7 |
| 2020s | 80,533 | 79,795 | 81,842 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Norway?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Norway was 79,795 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 90,275 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,795 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Norway ranks 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release