School age population, early childhood education, female in Norway

Norway: School age population, early childhood education, female was 147,919 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
147,919 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
118th
of 199 countries
All-time high
153,399 number
in 2015
All-time low
85,386 number
in 2009
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Norway, 1998–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200920201998: 89.5k number1999: 90.0k number2000: 90.4k number2001: 90.5k number2002: 89.9k number2003: 88.9k number2004: 87.8k number2005: 87.2k number2006: 86.7k number2007: 86.1k number2008: 85.5k number2009: 85.4k number2010: 86.1k number2011: 86.9k number2012: 88.6k number2013: 152.2k number2014: 153.1k number2015: 153.4k number2016: 153.2k number2017: 151.1k number2018: 149.5k number2019: 148.6k number2020: 147.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Norway is 147,919 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Norway peaked at 153,399 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85,386 number, in 2009.

Norway ranks 118th of 199 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89,718 number 89,458 number 89,979 number 2
2000s 87,842 number 85,386 number 90,496 number 10
2010s 132,265 number 86,051 number 153,399 number 10
2020s 147,919 number 147,919 number 147,919 number 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 115 Czechia 158,199 number compare
  2. 116 Ireland 154,463 number compare
  3. 117 Mongolia 149,431 number compare
  4. 119 New Zealand 146,747 number compare
  5. 120 Uruguay 139,615 number compare
  6. 121 Jamaica 138,346 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

More reference data data for Norway

All data for Norway β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Norway?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Norway was 147,919 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 153,399 number in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 85,386 number in 2009.
How does Norway rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Norway ranks 118th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/