Education in Norway 144 indicators covering education for Norway. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 99.7% 2023 down 0.1% 9th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 17 2024 down 26.1% 154th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 26 2024 down 7.1% 149th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 92 2024 up 7.0% 140th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 124 2024 down 9.5% 139th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 100.5% 2017 up 0.4% 100th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 99.9% 2017 down 0.5% 108th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 39.1% 194th Number of adults with no formal education by region 1,400 people 2100 down 39.1% 168th Population by level of education 3.89 million people 2100 up 5.0% 97th Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 1993 — 175th Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 1993 — 175th School enrollment, secondary, private 7.8% 2024 up 9.6% 126th School enrollment, primary 99.9% 2017 up 0.8% 1st Over-age students, primary 0.0% 2017 — 188th Secondary education, teachers 65.9% 2024 up 5.2% 58th School enrollment, primary, female 99.8% 2014 up 0.4% 2nd School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% 2014 up 0.6% 2nd Over-age students, primary, male 0.0% 2017 — 188th Over-age students, primary, female 0.0% 2017 — 188th Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Progression to secondary school 99.7% 2016 up 0.0% 24th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.9% 2017 up 0.8% 5th Primary education, pupils 48.8% 2017 up 0.1% 79th Tertiary education, academic staff 50.6% 2024 up 11.8% 44th Persistence to grade 5, female 99.6% 2023 down 0.2% 18th Persistence to grade 5, male 99.8% 2023 down 0.0% 9th School enrollment, secondary 95.6% 2017 down 1.9% 19th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 unchanged 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 95.6% 2017 down 2.2% 17th School enrollment, secondary, male 95.6% 2017 down 1.6% 16th Progression to secondary school, female 99.3% 2016 up 0.1% 41st Expenditure on tertiary education 26.7% 2016 down 15.3% 33rd Children out of school, primary 6,077 2024 up 242.6% 122nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.8% 2014 up 0.4% 4th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 99.9% 2014 up 0.6% 2nd Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 8.59 2017 — 196th Expenditure on secondary education 28.6% 2016 down 18.7% 102nd Expenditure on primary education 22.8% 2016 down 10.9% 122nd Secondary education, pupils 47.6% 2017 down 1.5% 154th Children out of school, primary, female 2,951 2024 up 222.2% 123rd Children out of school, primary, male 3,126 2024 up 264.3% 125th Adolescents out of school 0.9% 2024 up 360.1% 154th Current education expenditure, total 88.9% 2022 down 2.1% 90th Current education expenditure, primary 86.5% 2022 down 4.2% 113th Current education expenditure, secondary 87.1% 2022 down 0.8% 104th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 8.58 2017 — 170th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 13.26 2017 — 122nd Current education expenditure, tertiary 90.3% 2022 down 4.0% 63rd Adolescents out of school, female 1.0% 2024 up 289.0% 145th Adolescents out of school, male 0.7% 2024 up 510.5% 153rd Net intake rate in grade 1 99.2% 2017 — 2nd Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 8.56 2017 down 15.1% 154th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 99.5% 2017 — 2nd Net intake rate in grade 1, male 98.9% 2017 — 2nd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 81.9% 2023 up 0.6% 29th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 82.9% 2023 up 2.0% 25th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 80.9% 2023 down 0.9% 37th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 7.97 2017 — 121st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →