School age population, early childhood educational development in Norway
Norway: School age population, early childhood educational development was 83,743 in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Norway, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 83,743 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Norway peaked at 95,111 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 83,743, in 2024.
That places Norway 60th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92,547 | 89,392 | 95,111 | 7 |
| 2020s | 84,792 | 83,743 | 86,878 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 51,889 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (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 83,743 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 95,111 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,743 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Norway ranks 60th out of 102 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 10.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release