School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Norway
Norway: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 17.46 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Norway, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Norway stood at 17.46 years. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Norway peaked at 17.46 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.04 years, in 1971.
Norway ranks 13th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6 years | 12.04 years | 12.77 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.91 years | 12.74 years | 13.11 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.26 years | 13.64 years | 16.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.74 years | 16.43 years | 16.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.11 years | 16.8 years | 17.46 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Norway?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Norway was 17.46 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 17.46 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.04 years in 1971.
- How does Norway rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Norway ranks 13th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, male (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.