School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Norway
Norway: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 3.58 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Norway, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3.58 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Norway peaked at 3.68 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.54 years, in 2001.
That places Norway 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.78 years | 2.54 years | 2.92 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.09 years | 2.73 years | 3.36 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 years | 3.38 years | 3.68 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 18 Argentina 3.84 years compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 3.76 years compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 3.65 years compare
- 22 Moldova 3.56 years compare
- 23 China (People's Republic of) 3.56 years compare
- 24 Panama 3.55 years compare
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, tertiary, male in Norway?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Norway was 3.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 years in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release