School enrollment, primary, male in Norway
Norway: School enrollment, primary, male was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, male in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Norway is 98.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Norway peaked at 99.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 120th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 98.8% compare
- 118 China 98.7% compare
- 119 Cuba 98.6% compare
- 121 Serbia 98.5% compare
- 122 Kazakhstan 98.4% compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 98.4% compare
More education data for Norway
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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)
- Labor force, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Norway?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Norway was 98.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Norway ranks 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. 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.