Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Norway
Norway: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Norway is 97.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Norway peaked at 97.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2001.
Norway ranks 16th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78.1% | — |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 97.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.1%, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Norway's 97.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.4% | 78.1% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.0% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Norway?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Norway was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.