Population of compulsory school age, female in Norway
Norway: Population of compulsory school age, female was 310,240 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Norway, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Norway recorded 310,240 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Norway peaked at 310,240 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 271,727 number, in 1998.
Norway ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 271,727 number | — |
| 1999 | 276,802 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 281,936 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 286,849 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 291,614 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 295,447 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 298,361 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 300,469 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 301,944 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 303,312 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 303,780 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 303,437 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 302,629 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 301,823 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 300,938 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 300,836 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 301,558 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 302,971 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 304,832 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 307,538 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 309,227 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 310,091 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 310,240 number | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 310,240 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 281,271 number, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Norway's 310,240 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 444,451 number, 70% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 274,264 number | 271,727 number | 276,802 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 296,715 number | 281,936 number | 303,780 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 304,244 number | 300,836 number | 310,091 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 310,240 number | 310,240 number | 310,240 number | 1 |
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 population of compulsory school age, female in Norway?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Norway was 310,240 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 310,240 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 271,727 number in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Norway ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.