School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Norway
Norway: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 347,806 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Norway, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Norway recorded 347,806 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Norway peaked at 347,806 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 268,626 number, in 2003.
That places Norway 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 314,807 number | — |
| 1971 | 317,012 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 314,711 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 309,736 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 305,015 number | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 302,341 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 301,347 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 302,896 number | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 305,612 number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 308,134 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 309,687 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 310,584 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 311,517 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 311,995 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 313,154 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 315,722 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 319,561 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 325,315 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 331,121 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 335,387 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 337,181 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 336,782 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 335,273 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 331,863 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 326,515 number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 319,434 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 310,718 number | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 301,332 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 291,421 number | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 282,512 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 275,616 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 270,643 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 268,748 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 268,626 number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 269,912 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 272,454 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 276,437 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 285,120 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 292,963 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 299,649 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 305,748 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 311,863 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 323,800 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 333,877 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 340,721 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 344,067 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 344,458 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 346,425 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 347,806 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 308,161 number | 301,347 number | 317,012 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 318,404 number | 309,687 number | 335,387 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 317,303 number | 282,512 number | 337,181 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 278,017 number | 268,626 number | 299,649 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 333,196 number | 305,748 number | 347,806 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Norway?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Norway was 347,806 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 347,806 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 268,626 number in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.