School age population, primary education, both sexes in Norway
Norway: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 446,313 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Norway, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Norway recorded 446,313 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Norway peaked at 447,691 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 308,274 number, in 1991.
That places Norway 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 371,225 number | — |
| 1971 | 371,642 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 372,007 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 373,619 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 376,853 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 381,420 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 387,084 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 392,681 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 396,661 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 398,035 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 396,649 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 392,346 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 386,891 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 379,218 number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 369,783 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 358,758 number | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 346,419 number | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 334,016 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 323,205 number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 315,104 number | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 310,027 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 308,274 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 308,438 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 310,449 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 313,882 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 318,887 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 325,440 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 392,035 number | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 400,614 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 408,786 number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 416,264 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 422,819 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 428,590 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 432,683 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 435,164 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 436,144 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 435,803 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 434,761 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 432,767 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 430,403 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 427,989 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 425,878 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 423,845 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 424,045 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 426,653 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 431,274 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 437,399 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 443,484 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 447,008 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 447,691 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 446,313 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 382,123 number | 371,225 number | 398,035 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 360,239 number | 315,104 number | 396,649 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 339,683 number | 308,274 number | 408,786 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 430,540 number | 416,264 number | 436,144 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 433,527 number | 423,845 number | 447,691 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 446,313 number | 446,313 number | 446,313 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Norway?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Norway was 446,313 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 447,691 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,274 number in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.