School age population, tertiary education, female in Norway
Norway: School age population, tertiary education, female was 160,978 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 160,978 for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Norway peaked at 164,310 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 133,553, in 2001.
Norway ranks 121st of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 136,483 | 133,553 | 146,689 | 9 |
| 2010s | 161,930 | 152,697 | 164,310 | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,520 | 158,856 | 162,601 | 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, tertiary education, female in Norway?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Norway was 160,978 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 164,310 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,553 in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Norway ranks 121st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release