Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Norway
Norway: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 98.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Norway stood at 98.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Norway peaked at 99.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 57th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99.5% | — |
| 2002 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Norway?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Norway was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Norway ranks 57th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release