School enrollment, preprimary, male in Norway
Norway: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 96.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Norway, 1994–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Norway stood at 96.4%.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Norway peaked at 99.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1994.
Norway ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 67.4% | — |
| 1995 | 70.8% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 70.9% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 72.9% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 74.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 67.4% | 74.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 74.3% | 97.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 95.2% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.4% | 1 |
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 enrollment, preprimary, male in Norway?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Norway was 96.4% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1994.
- How does Norway rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.