Education · Norway
Yearly data from 2001 to 2024, from the World Bank.
Norway's school enrollment, primary (% gross) was 98.54% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.95 percentage points from 99.5% in 2014.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 98.54% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 99.08% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 99.5% | 2014 |
| Highest | 99.71% | 2009 |
| Lowest | 98.54% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 99.01% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 99.33% | 2001 |
Over five years it is down 0.54 percentage points from 99.08% in 2019. Since 2001 it is down 0.78 percentage points from 99.33% in 2001.
In 2024, Norway's school enrollment, primary (% gross) fell 0.07 percentage points on 2023 (from 98.61% to 98.54%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was −0.03 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.13 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.21 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.36 percentage points in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.09 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Extending that straight line gives about 98.35% for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.13%, against 0.27% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
In 2024, Norway had the 66th highest value of the 119 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 98.54% | 2024 |
| World | 102.16% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 99.94% | 2024 |
| High income | 99.81% | 2024 |
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
| Year | School enrollment, primary (% gross) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.54 |
| 2023 | 98.61 |
| 2022 | 98.97 |
| 2021 | 98.97 |
| 2020 | 98.89 |
| 2019 | 99.08 |
| 2018 | 99.17 |
| 2017 | 99.27 |
| 2016 | 99.22 |
| 2015 | 99.37 |
| 2014 | 99.5 |
| 2013 | 99.64 |
| 2012 | 99.63 |
| 2011 | 99.69 |
| 2010 | 99.63 |
| 2009 | 99.71 |
| 2008 | 99.71 |
| 2007 | 99.57 |
| 2006 | 99.36 |
| 2005 | 99.26 |
| 2004 | 99.35 |
| 2003 | 99.28 |
| 2002 | 99.32 |
| 2001 | 99.33 |
Every indicator for Norway is on the Norway data page.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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