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 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
down 42.6%
World rank
147th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2003
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway, 1998–2018

0.20.40.60.811998200820181998: 0.261 %1999: 0.638 %2000: 0.741 %2001: 0.7 %2002: 0.398 %2003: 0.134 %2004: 0.502 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 0.956 %2007: 0.614 %2008: 0.843 %2009: 1.1 %2010: 0.748 %2011: 0.413 %2012: 0.454 %2013: 0.381 %2014: 0.261 %2015: 0.193 %2016: 0.219 %2017: 0.265 %2018: 0.152 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.2% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.6% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Norway peaked at 1.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.

That places Norway 147th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, 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, both sexes (%) in Norway, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.6% +145.0%
2000 0.7% +16.1%
2001 0.7% -5.6%
2002 0.4% -43.2%
2003 0.1% -66.3%
2004 0.5% +274.1%
2005 1.1% +114.5%
2006 1.0% -11.2%
2007 0.6% -35.8%
2008 0.8% +37.3%
2009 1.1% +25.5%
2010 0.7% -29.3%
2011 0.4% -44.8%
2012 0.5% +10.0%
2013 0.4% -16.2%
2014 0.3% -31.4%
2015 0.2% -26.1%
2016 0.2% +13.6%
2017 0.3% +20.9%
2018 0.2% -42.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.1% 1.1% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.7% 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 144 Russian Federation 0.2% compare
  2. 145 Austria 0.2% compare
  3. 146 Lithuania 0.2% compare
  4. 148 Ireland 0.1% compare
  5. 149 Iceland 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 0.2% in 2018, 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 1.1% 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 2003.
How does Norway rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Norway ranks 147th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
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 82.0%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/