School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Norway

Norway: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 32,948 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
32,948 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
124th
of 204 countries
All-time high
34,588 number
in 1981
All-time low
26,344 number
in 1994
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Norway, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Norway is 32,948 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Norway peaked at 34,588 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 26,344 number, in 1994.

Norway ranks 124th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Norway, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 31,446 number
1971 31,679 number +0.7%
1972 31,694 number +0.0%
1973 31,662 number -0.1%
1974 31,701 number +0.1%
1975 31,688 number -0.0%
1976 31,814 number +0.4%
1977 32,367 number +1.7%
1978 33,086 number +2.2%
1979 33,681 number +1.8%
1980 34,248 number +1.7%
1981 34,588 number +1.0%
1982 34,470 number -0.3%
1983 33,997 number -1.4%
1984 33,505 number -1.4%
1985 33,033 number -1.4%
1986 32,372 number -2.0%
1987 31,316 number -3.3%
1988 30,091 number -3.9%
1989 28,936 number -3.8%
1990 27,763 number -4.1%
1991 26,817 number -3.4%
1992 26,422 number -1.5%
1993 26,376 number -0.2%
1994 26,344 number -0.1%
1995 26,356 number +0.0%
1996 26,550 number +0.7%
1997 27,009 number +1.7%
1998 27,631 number +2.3%
1999 28,283 number +2.4%
2000 28,963 number +2.4%
2001 29,636 number +2.3%
2002 30,294 number +2.2%
2003 30,873 number +1.9%
2004 31,430 number +1.8%
2005 32,003 number +1.8%
2006 32,462 number +1.4%
2007 32,680 number +0.7%
2008 32,670 number -0.0%
2009 32,645 number -0.1%
2010 32,619 number -0.1%
2011 32,507 number -0.3%
2012 32,226 number -0.9%
2013 31,889 number -1.0%
2014 31,547 number -1.1%
2015 31,085 number -1.5%
2016 30,822 number -0.8%
2017 31,362 number +1.8%
2018 32,070 number +2.3%
2019 32,551 number +1.5%
2020 32,948 number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32,082 number 31,446 number 33,681 number 10
1980s 32,656 number 28,936 number 34,588 number 10
1990s 26,955 number 26,344 number 28,283 number 10
2000s 31,366 number 28,963 number 32,680 number 10
2010s 31,868 number 30,822 number 32,619 number 10
2020s 32,948 number 32,948 number 32,948 number 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 121 Lebanon 34,257 number compare
  2. 122 Ireland 34,204 number compare
  3. 123 New Zealand 33,102 number compare
  4. 125 Finland 31,509 number compare
  5. 126 Hong Kong, China 30,530 number compare
  6. 127 Mongolia 30,188 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Norway?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Norway was 32,948 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 34,588 number in 1981.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 26,344 number in 1994.
How does Norway rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Norway ranks 124th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.