School age population, secondary education, female in Norway
Norway: School age population, secondary education, female was 195,959 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 195,959 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Norway peaked at 195,959 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 157,128, in 2001.
That places Norway 125th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 157,128 | — |
| 2002 | 160,347 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 165,359 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 170,777 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 175,788 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 179,864 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 182,921 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 184,736 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 186,018 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 186,676 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 186,937 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 187,117 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 187,577 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 188,065 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 187,256 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 185,678 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 185,158 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 185,281 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 184,958 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 185,184 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 186,209 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 188,554 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 192,733 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 195,959 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 173,660 | 157,128 | 186,018 | 9 |
| 2010s | 186,470 | 184,958 | 188,065 | 10 |
| 2020s | 189,728 | 185,184 | 195,959 | 5 |
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, secondary education, female in Norway?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Norway was 195,959 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 195,959 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,128 in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Norway ranks 125th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release