School age population, lower secondary education, female in Norway
Norway: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 99,323 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 99,323 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Norway peaked at 99,323 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79,872, in 2001.
Norway ranks 128th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79,872 | — |
| 2002 | 82,926 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 86,460 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 89,843 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 91,737 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 92,346 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91,912 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 91,728 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 92,303 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 93,236 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 93,532 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93,159 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 92,581 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 92,605 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92,185 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 91,113 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 90,491 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 91,146 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 92,090 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 93,234 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93,903 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95,381 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 97,553 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 99,323 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88,792 | 79,872 | 92,346 | 9 |
| 2010s | 92,214 | 90,491 | 93,532 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,879 | 93,234 | 99,323 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Norway?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Norway was 99,323 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99,323 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,872 in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Norway ranks 128th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release