School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Norway
Norway: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 18.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Norway recorded 18.5 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Norway peaked at 18.79 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.03 years, in 2001.
Norway ranks 13th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.03 years | — |
| 2002 | 17.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.42 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 17.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.44 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.38 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 17.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.45 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 18.64 years | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 18.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.56 years | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 18.5 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.37 years | 17.03 years | 17.56 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.8 years | 17.45 years | 18.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.56 years | 18.31 years | 18.79 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Norway?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Norway was 18.5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.79 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.03 years in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release