School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Norway
Norway: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 18.12 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Norway, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Norway recorded 18.12 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Norway peaked at 18.12 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.01 years, in 1971.
Norway ranks 13th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Norway, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.01 years | — |
| 1972 | 12.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 12.39 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 12.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 12.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 12.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 12.59 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 12.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 12.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 13.09 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 12.87 years | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 12.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 13.1 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 13.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 13.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 13.15 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 13.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.41 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 13.95 years | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 14.25 years | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 14.54 years | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 15.07 years | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 16.11 years | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 15.57 years | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 15.75 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 15.98 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 16.89 years | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 17.14 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 17.5 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 17.09 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.48 years | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 17.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.49 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.39 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 17.37 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 17.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.47 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.69 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.68 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.97 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.12 years | +0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 18.12 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.13 years, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Norway's 18.12 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.71 years, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.43 years | 12.01 years | 12.72 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.13 years | 12.87 years | 13.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.52 years | 13.95 years | 17.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.42 years | 17.09 years | 17.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.77 years | 17.47 years | 18.12 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- 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)
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 18.12 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.12 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.01 years in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.