School age population, tertiary education, male in Norway
Norway: School age population, tertiary education, male was 179,645 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
School age population, tertiary education, male in Norway, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Norway is 179,645 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Norway peaked at 179,645 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 136,534 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, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 162,298 number | — |
| 1971 | 163,457 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 162,111 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 159,370 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 156,776 number | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 155,261 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 154,611 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 155,206 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 156,428 number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 157,597 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 158,336 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 158,814 number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 159,347 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 159,663 number | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 160,311 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 161,665 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 163,683 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 166,812 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 169,898 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 172,098 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 172,944 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 172,599 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 171,562 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 169,505 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 166,472 number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 162,642 number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 158,104 number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 153,286 number | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 148,252 number | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 143,725 number | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 140,209 number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 137,707 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 136,662 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 136,534 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 137,158 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 138,491 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 140,682 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 145,257 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 149,326 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 152,773 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 155,946 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 159,225 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 165,614 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 171,138 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 175,023 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 177,036 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 177,464 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 178,787 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 179,645 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158,312 number | 154,611 number | 163,457 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,063 number | 158,336 number | 172,098 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 161,909 number | 143,725 number | 172,944 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 141,480 number | 136,534 number | 152,773 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 171,098 number | 155,946 number | 179,645 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, male in Norway?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Norway was 179,645 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 179,645 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,534 number in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Norway ranks 117th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.