Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Norway
Norway: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 14.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Norway, 1981–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 14.5% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Norway peaked at 17.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1988.
Norway ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 13.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More economy & growth data for Norway
- Exports of goods and services 240.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 65.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 980.36 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 468.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 4.87 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 437.36 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 0.0% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 88.3% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 124.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 45.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Norway?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Norway was 14.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1988.
- How does Norway rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Norway ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.