Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway

Norway: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.1%
Change on year
down 38.7%
World rank
141st
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
19
1998–2017

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway, 1998–2017

00.511.51998200720171998: 0.387 %1999: 0.601 %2000: 0.916 %2001: 0.843 %2002: 0.602 %2003: 0.388 %2004: 0.789 %2005: 1.4 %2006: 1.3 %2007: 0.793 %2008: 0.951 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 0.857 %2011: 0.486 %2013: 0.423 %2014: 0.299 %2015: 0.188 %2016: 0.177 %2017: 0.108 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 38.7% on the previous year and down 86.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway peaked at 1.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.

That places Norway 141st out of 148 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Norway, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.6% +55.2%
2000 0.9% +52.3%
2001 0.8% -7.9%
2002 0.6% -28.5%
2003 0.4% -35.6%
2004 0.8% +103.4%
2005 1.4% +74.0%
2006 1.3% -3.2%
2007 0.8% -40.3%
2008 1.0% +20.0%
2009 1.3% +32.6%
2010 0.9% -32.1%
2011 0.5% -43.4%
2013 0.4% -12.9%
2014 0.3% -29.2%
2015 0.2% -37.1%
2016 0.2% -6.1%
2017 0.1% -38.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.4% 1.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.1% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 138 Switzerland 0.2% compare
  2. 139 Russian Federation 0.2% compare
  3. 140 Israel 0.1% compare
  4. 142 Iceland 0.1% compare
  5. 143 Sweden 0.1% compare
  6. 144 Lithuania 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway was 0.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does Norway rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Norway ranks 141st out of 148 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/