Population of compulsory school age, male in Norway

Norway: Population of compulsory school age, male was 326,280 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
326,280 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
113th
of 186 countries
All-time high
326,280 number
in 2020
All-time low
285,844 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, male in Norway, 1998–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200920201998: 285.8k number1999: 291.4k number2000: 297.1k number2001: 302.5k number2002: 307.6k number2003: 311.8k number2004: 314.9k number2005: 317.3k number2006: 319.0k number2007: 320.1k number2008: 320.5k number2009: 319.9k number2010: 318.7k number2011: 317.4k number2012: 315.9k number2013: 315.5k number2014: 316.0k number2015: 317.3k number2016: 319.2k number2017: 322.3k number2018: 324.4k number2019: 325.7k number2020: 326.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, male in Norway stood at 326,280 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Norway peaked at 326,280 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 285,844 number, in 1998.

That places Norway 113th 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 288,640 number 285,844 number 291,436 number 2
2000s 313,066 number 297,090 number 320,470 number 10
2010s 319,248 number 315,511 number 325,706 number 10
2020s 326,280 number 326,280 number 326,280 number 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 110 Uruguay 340,326 number compare
  2. 111 Puerto Rico 336,904 number compare
  3. 112 Denmark 335,261 number compare
  4. 114 New Zealand 324,688 number compare
  5. 115 Mongolia 322,500 number compare
  6. 116 Finland 313,957 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, male in Norway?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Norway was 326,280 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 326,280 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 285,844 number in 1998.
How does Norway rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Norway ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.