Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Norway
Norway: Students by ISCED level, age and sex was 1.29 million in 2012. β² Rising
Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Norway, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by isced level, age and sex in Norway is 1.29 million, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, age and sex in Norway peaked at 1.29 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million, in 1998.
Norway ranks 20th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million | 1.09 million | 1.12 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million | 1.13 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million | 1.27 million | 1.29 million | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, age and sex in Norway?
- Students by isced level, age and sex in Norway was 1.29 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for students by isced level, age and sex?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, age and sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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