School enrollment, primary, private in Norway
Norway: School enrollment, primary, private was 4.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Norway, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Norway recorded 4.1% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Norway peaked at 4.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1972.
That places Norway 157th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4% | — |
| 1972 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +29.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Norway?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Norway was 4.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1972.
- How does Norway rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Norway ranks 157th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.