Primary school completion rate in Norway
The primary completion rate in Norway was 98.7% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2003.
Norway, 2024
98.7%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
98.7%
Primary school completion rate in Norway over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.7% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 100.3% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 98.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.7%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.5%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
116.3%
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