Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Norway or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 247,759 number against 229,441 number in Norway as of 2017.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Norway and United Arab Emirates?

18,318 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Arab Emirates?

46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Norway vs United Arab Emirates: Enrolment in primary education, male

Norway

229,441 number

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

247,759 number

in 2017

Norway rank

113th

United Arab Emirates rank

111th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Norway
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 247,759 number against 229,441 number in Norway, a difference of 18,318 number.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 113th and United Arab Emirates ranks 111th of 202 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	198,052 number	24,987 number	173,065 number	Norway
1980s	181,129 number	70,000 number	111,128 number	Norway
1990s	170,381 number	128,879 number	41,502 number	Norway
2000s	219,791 number	141,786 number	78,004 number	Norway
2010s	219,559 number	206,930 number	12,629 number	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Norway or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 247,759 number against 229,441 number in Norway as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Norway and United Arab Emirates?: 18,318 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Arab Emirates?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Norway and United Arab Emirates rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Norway ranks 113th and United Arab Emirates ranks 111th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.