Iceland vs Norway: School enrollment, primary

Iceland
99.8%
in 2017
Norway
99.9%
in 2017
Iceland rank
3rd
Norway rank
1st

School enrollment, primary over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 99.9% against 99.8% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Iceland ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 1st of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 6,046 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.