Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Norway
Norway: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Norway is 1.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 232.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Norway peaked at 1.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
Norway ranks 148th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -38.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -47.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +39.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +57.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +31.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +38.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,331 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6775 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Norway?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Norway was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 148th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.