Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway
Norway: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 13.26 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway stood at 13.26. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.1% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway peaked at 13.26 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.88, in 1990.
Norway ranks 122nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.32 | 5.04 | 5.69 | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.36 | 3.88 | 4.64 | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.05 | 3.88 | 7.22 | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.77 | 10.28 | 13.26 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 13.53 compare
- 120 Spain 13.44 compare
- 121 Andorra 13.28 compare
- 123 South Korea 13.03 compare
- 124 Sao Tome and Principe 13.01 compare
- 125 Poland 12.97 compare
More education data for Norway
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 51,889 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Norway was 13.26 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.26 in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
- Norway ranks 122nd out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.