Years of schooling in Norway
Norway: Years of schooling was 13.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 192 countries
All-time high
13.12
in 2021
All-time low
11.71
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 13.12 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Norway peaked at 13.12 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.71, in 1990.
Norway ranks 13th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.71 | — |
| 1991 | 11.75 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 11.78 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 11.82 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 11.86 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.9 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.93 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.97 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 12.01 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 12.04 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.08 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.12 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.16 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.19 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.23 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.28 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.37 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.41 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.48 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.5 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.55 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 12.61 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.64 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.68 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.71 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.77 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.82 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.95 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.97 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.06 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.12 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.12 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.12 | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 13.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 13.12 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.34, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.88 | 11.71 | 12.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.28 | 12.08 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.77 | 12.55 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1 | 13.06 | 13.12 | 4 |
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 years of schooling in Norway?
- Years of schooling in Norway was 13.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.12 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.71 in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for years of schooling?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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