Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Norway
Norway: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 36.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Norway, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Norway is 36.3, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Norway peaked at 37 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.3, in 2021.
That places Norway 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31 | — |
| 2006 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.7 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 32 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 33.4 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 33 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.6 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 32.7 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 32.6 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 33.7 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 34.5 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 35.2 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 33.6 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 34.7 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 34.8 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.3 | -79.1% |
| 2022 | 7.6 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 37 | +386.8% |
| 2024 | 36.7 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 36.3 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.02 | 31 | 33.4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.84 | 32.6 | 35.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.65 | 7.3 | 37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Norway?
- Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Norway was 36.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2023.
- What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3 in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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