School age population, primary education, female in Norway
Norway: School age population, primary education, female was 217,192 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Norway, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Norway is 217,192 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Norway peaked at 217,924 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 150,248 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 186,034 number | 181,142 number | 193,667 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 175,821 number | 153,708 number | 193,120 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 165,550 number | 150,248 number | 199,101 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,501 number | 202,630 number | 212,148 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 211,701 number | 207,238 number | 217,924 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 217,192 number | 217,192 number | 217,192 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Norway?
- School age population, primary education, female in Norway was 217,192 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 217,924 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,248 number in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Norway ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.