School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Norway

Norway: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 184,105 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
184,105 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
118th
of 206 countries
All-time high
266,055 number
in 1974
All-time low
174,158 number
in 2009
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Norway, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Norway recorded 184,105 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Norway peaked at 266,055 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 174,158 number, in 2009.

That places Norway 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Norway, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Norway, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 251,697 number
1971 253,715 number +0.8%
1972 257,746 number +1.6%
1973 262,310 number +1.8%
1974 266,055 number +1.4%
1975 265,808 number -0.1%
1976 264,050 number -0.7%
1977 259,716 number -1.6%
1978 253,352 number -2.5%
1979 245,834 number -3.0%
1980 239,132 number -2.7%
1981 232,169 number -2.9%
1982 223,368 number -3.8%
1983 214,197 number -4.1%
1984 205,964 number -3.8%
1985 201,474 number -2.2%
1986 198,616 number -1.4%
1987 199,003 number +0.2%
1988 201,779 number +1.4%
1989 205,900 number +2.0%
1990 208,721 number +1.4%
1991 212,296 number +1.7%
1992 217,353 number +2.4%
1993 223,066 number +2.6%
1994 228,869 number +2.6%
1995 233,732 number +2.1%
1996 238,073 number +1.9%
1997 241,582 number +1.5%
1998 184,067 number -23.8%
1999 185,281 number +0.7%
2000 186,159 number +0.5%
2001 186,264 number +0.1%
2002 184,804 number -0.8%
2003 182,605 number -1.2%
2004 180,210 number -1.3%
2005 178,735 number -0.8%
2006 177,702 number -0.6%
2007 175,997 number -1.0%
2008 174,675 number -0.8%
2009 174,158 number -0.3%
2010 175,637 number +0.8%
2011 177,600 number +1.1%
2012 181,458 number +2.2%
2013 186,186 number +2.6%
2014 190,605 number +2.4%
2015 191,634 number +0.5%
2016 192,023 number +0.2%
2017 190,172 number -1.0%
2018 187,390 number -1.5%
2019 184,571 number -1.5%
2020 184,105 number -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 258,028 number 245,834 number 266,055 number 10
1980s 212,160 number 198,616 number 239,132 number 10
1990s 217,304 number 184,067 number 241,582 number 10
2000s 180,131 number 174,158 number 186,264 number 10
2010s 185,728 number 175,637 number 192,023 number 10
2020s 184,105 number 184,105 number 184,105 number 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 115 Lebanon 214,430 number compare
  2. 116 United Arab Emirates 205,994 number compare
  3. 117 Eritrea 192,954 number compare
  4. 119 Greece 177,356 number compare
  5. 120 Gabon 175,394 number compare
  6. 121 Switzerland 174,130 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Norway?
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Norway was 184,105 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 266,055 number in 1974.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 174,158 number in 2009.
How does Norway rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Norway ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.