School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Norway
Norway: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 18.82 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Norway, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Norway is 18.82 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Norway peaked at 18.82 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.82 years, in 1972.
Norway ranks 14th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Norway, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.01 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.82 years | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 12.06 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 12.17 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 12.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 12.21 years | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 12.47 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 12.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 12.73 years | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12.9 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 12.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 13.12 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 13.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 13.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 13.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 13.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 13.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 13.73 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 14.26 years | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 14.53 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 14.79 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 15.24 years | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 16.27 years | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 15.69 years | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 15.93 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 16.31 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 17.32 years | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 17.66 years | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 18.18 years | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 17.74 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.22 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 18.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.2 years | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.25 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.07 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.08 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.25 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 18.39 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.32 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18.68 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.82 years | +0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 18.82 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Norway's 18.82 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.97 years, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.25 years | 11.82 years | 12.73 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 13.31 years | 12.9 years | 13.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8 years | 14.26 years | 17.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.12 years | 17.74 years | 18.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.46 years | 18.18 years | 18.82 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 11 Argentina 18.91 years compare
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.85 years compare
- 13 Netherlands 18.85 years compare
- 15 Slovenia 18.36 years compare
- 16 Spain 18.21 years compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 17.99 years compare
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Norway?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Norway was 18.82 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18.82 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.82 years in 1972.
- How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.