School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Norway
Norway: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 382,857 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
382,857 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
123rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
399,757 number
in 1985
All-time low
313,456 number
in 1997
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Norway, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Norway is 382,857 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Norway peaked at 399,757 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 313,456 number, in 1997.
Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 362,940 number | — |
| 1971 | 362,555 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 363,871 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 366,501 number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 369,032 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 370,633 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 371,291 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 372,131 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 373,410 number | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 375,875 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 379,523 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 384,322 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 390,386 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 395,564 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 398,752 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 399,757 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 398,907 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 395,452 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 389,499 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 381,422 number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 371,787 number | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 360,435 number | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 348,592 number | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 337,195 number | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 327,613 number | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 320,261 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 315,165 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 313,456 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 314,159 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 316,626 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 320,220 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 325,079 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 331,943 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 339,324 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 346,818 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 354,279 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 361,852 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 369,517 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 376,281 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 381,931 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 386,376 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 389,535 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 391,195 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 391,009 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 389,521 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 386,835 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 382,740 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 382,911 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 382,571 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 382,478 number | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 382,857 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 368,824 number | 362,555 number | 375,875 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 391,358 number | 379,523 number | 399,757 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 332,529 number | 313,456 number | 371,787 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 350,724 number | 320,220 number | 381,931 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,517 number | 382,478 number | 391,195 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 382,857 number | 382,857 number | 382,857 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Norway?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Norway was 382,857 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 399,757 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 313,456 number in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 123rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.