School life expectancy, primary, male in Norway
Norway: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.9 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in Norway, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Norway recorded 6.9 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Norway peaked at 6.98 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.9 years, in 2024.
That places Norway 33rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.95 years | 6.94 years | 6.98 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.96 years | 6.93 years | 6.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 years | 6.9 years | 6.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 51,889 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Norway?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Norway was 6.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 years in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release