Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Norway

Norway: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 636,520 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
636,520 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
114th
of 186 countries
All-time high
636,520 number
in 2020
All-time low
557,571 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Norway, 1998–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200920201998: 557.6k number1999: 568.2k number2000: 579.0k number2001: 589.3k number2002: 599.2k number2003: 607.2k number2004: 613.3k number2005: 617.7k number2006: 620.9k number2007: 623.5k number2008: 624.2k number2009: 623.3k number2010: 621.3k number2011: 619.2k number2012: 616.9k number2013: 616.3k number2014: 617.6k number2015: 620.3k number2016: 624.0k number2017: 629.9k number2018: 633.7k number2019: 635.8k number2020: 636.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Norway is 636,520 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Norway peaked at 636,520 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 557,571 number, in 1998.

That places Norway 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 562,904 number 557,571 number 568,238 number 2
2000s 609,781 number 579,026 number 624,250 number 10
2010s 623,493 number 616,347 number 635,797 number 10
2020s 636,520 number 636,520 number 636,520 number 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 111 Denmark 653,096 number compare
  2. 112 Puerto Rico 647,640 number compare
  3. 113 Mongolia 638,262 number compare
  4. 115 New Zealand 632,588 number compare
  5. 116 Finland 613,977 number compare
  6. 117 Oman 601,113 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Norway

All data for Norway β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Norway?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Norway was 636,520 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 636,520 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 557,571 number in 1998.
How does Norway rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Norway ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.