School age population, primary education, male in Norway
Norway: School age population, primary education, male was 229,121 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
229,121 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
115th
of 206 countries
All-time high
229,767 number
in 2019
All-time low
158,026 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Norway, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Norway stood at 229,121 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Norway peaked at 229,767 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 158,026 number, in 1991.
Norway ranks 115th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 190,083 number | — |
| 1971 | 190,437 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 190,738 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 191,696 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 193,466 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 195,878 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 198,789 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 201,702 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 203,732 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 204,368 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 203,529 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 201,133 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 198,105 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 193,996 number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 189,071 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 183,422 number | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 177,193 number | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 170,891 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 165,445 number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 161,396 number | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 158,878 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 158,026 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 158,106 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 159,123 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 160,874 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 163,442 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 166,823 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 200,965 number | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 205,405 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 209,685 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 213,634 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 217,126 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 220,178 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 222,294 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 223,530 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 223,996 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 223,827 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 223,180 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 222,008 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 220,613 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 219,167 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 217,860 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 216,607 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 216,569 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 217,873 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 220,324 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 223,664 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 227,163 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 229,262 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 229,767 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 229,121 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 196,089 number | 190,083 number | 204,368 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,418 number | 161,396 number | 203,529 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,133 number | 158,026 number | 209,685 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 221,039 number | 213,634 number | 223,996 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 221,826 number | 216,569 number | 229,767 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 229,121 number | 229,121 number | 229,121 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, male in Norway?
- School age population, primary education, male in Norway was 229,121 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 229,767 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,026 number in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Norway ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.