How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Norway: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Ireland

64,938 number

in 2019

Norway

63,829 number

in 2020

Ireland rank

122nd

Norway rank

123rd

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Ireland
Norway

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 64,938 number against 63,829 number in Norway, a difference of 1,109 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Ireland ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	60,380 number	62,152 number	1,771 number	Norway
1980s	68,121 number	64,722 number	3,399 number	Ireland
1990s	68,807 number	52,857 number	15,949 number	Ireland
2000s	56,969 number	60,514 number	3,546 number	Norway
2010s	61,625 number	62,692 number	1,067 number	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Ireland or Norway?: Ireland, at 64,938 number against 63,829 number in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Ireland and Norway?: 1,109 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Ireland ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 123rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.