Government spending on education in Norway

Government spending on education in Norway was equal to 4.7% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Government spending on education Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2024 4.7% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 4.4%
European Union, 2024 4.7% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 5.1% Middle value of 25 countries
Position in 2024 21st of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending on education in Norway over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government spending on education (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period NorwayEuropean Union
2024 4.7% 4.7%
2023 4.4% 4.7%
2022 3.7% 4.6%
2021 4.6% 4.7%
2020 5.6% 4.9%
2019 5.3% 4.6%
2018 5.2% 4.6%
2017 5.3% 4.6%
2016 5.4% 4.7%
2015 5.3% 4.7%
2014 4.9% 4.8%
2013 4.7% 4.8%
2012 4.7% 4.8%
2011 4.9% 4.9%
2010 5.1% 5.0%
2009 5.3% –
2008 4.6% –
2007 4.8% –
2006 4.9% –
2005 5.2% –
2004 5.6% –
2003 6.1% –
2002 5.8% –
2001 5.5% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 4.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 4.9%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 21st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 4.7%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_exp · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A cofog99=GF09 na_item=TE sector=S13 unit=PC_GDP
Observation period
1995 to 2024 for Norway
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat