School age population, tertiary education, male in Norway
Norway: School age population, tertiary education, male was 169,575 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in Norway stood at 169,575.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Norway peaked at 175,471 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 138,096, in 2001.
Norway ranks 123rd 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.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 138,096 | — |
| 2002 | 138,651 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 138,598 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 138,460 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 138,787 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 140,704 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 142,612 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 147,630 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 153,420 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 158,888 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 164,734 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 170,180 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 172,772 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 173,940 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 174,603 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 175,018 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 175,471 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 174,990 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 175,155 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 174,726 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 171,687 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 169,300 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 169,456 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 169,575 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141,884 | 138,096 | 153,420 | 9 |
| 2010s | 171,575 | 158,888 | 175,471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,949 | 169,300 | 174,726 | 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, male in Norway?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Norway was 169,575 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 175,471 in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,096 in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Norway ranks 123rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release