Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Norway

Norway: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 91.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
91.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
22nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2012
All-time low
75.0%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Norway, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 75 %1999: 77.2 %2000: 78.7 %2001: 79.9 %2002: 81.5 %2008: 94.9 %2009: 97.3 %2010: 98.4 %2011: 98.8 %2012: 99 %2013: 91.6 %2014: 91.4 %2015: 90.9 %2016: 89.9 %2017: 91.1 %2018: 91.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Norway stood at 91.7%.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Norway peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1998.

Norway ranks 22nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%) in Norway, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 75.0%
1999 77.2% +3.0%
2000 78.7% +1.9%
2001 79.9% +1.6%
2002 81.5% +2.0%
2008 94.9% +16.4%
2009 97.3% +2.6%
2010 98.4% +1.1%
2011 98.8% +0.4%
2012 99.0% +0.2%
2013 91.6% -7.5%
2014 91.4% -0.2%
2015 90.9% -0.5%
2016 89.9% -1.1%
2017 91.1% +1.3%
2018 91.7% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.1% 75.0% 77.2% 2
2000s 86.4% 78.7% 97.3% 5
2010s 93.6% 89.9% 99.0% 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 19 Cuba 93.0% compare
  2. 20 Italy 92.2% compare
  3. 21 Republic of Korea 92.1% compare
  4. 23 Luxembourg 90.8% compare
  5. 24 Vanuatu 90.5% compare
  6. 25 Portugal 90.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Norway?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Norway was 91.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1998.
How does Norway rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Norway ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
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Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.