School enrollment, preprimary in Norway
Norway: School enrollment, preprimary was 96.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Norway, 1972–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Norway stood at 96.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Norway peaked at 99.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1972.
Norway ranks 32nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 5.0% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 29.9% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 61.4% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 76.4% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 95.4% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 school enrollment, preprimary in Norway?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Norway was 96.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1972.
- How does Norway rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Norway ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.