Education spending in Norway
Government spending on education in Norway was equal to 5.4% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1985.
Norway, 2022
5.4%
Change from 2021
−1.5percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
5.1%
Position in 2022
33rd of 164
Education spending in Norway over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 7.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 7.3%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Norway has the 33rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
95.5%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.5%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
6.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
56.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
3.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
21.5%
2025 · Eurostat