UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Norway

Norway: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 12.84 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
12.84
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
17th
of 91 countries
All-time high
12.84
in 2017
All-time low
8.67
in 1970
Years of data
16
1970–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Norway, 1970–2017

0510151970199320171970: 8.71975: 9.61980: 101990: 11.52004: 12.32005: 12.32006: 12.42007: 12.42008: 12.52009: 12.52010: 12.52011: 12.62014: 12.72015: 12.72016: 12.72017: 12.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Norway is 12.84, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Norway peaked at 12.84 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.67, in 1970.

That places Norway 17th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Norway, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male in Norway, 1970 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1970 8.67
1975 9.61 +10.8%
1980 9.99 +4.0%
1990 11.53 +15.4%
2004 12.3 +6.6%
2005 12.35 +0.4%
2006 12.4 +0.4%
2007 12.43 +0.2%
2008 12.47 +0.3%
2009 12.48 +0.1%
2010 12.52 +0.3%
2011 12.56 +0.3%
2014 12.66 +0.8%
2015 12.7 +0.3%
2016 12.73 +0.2%
2017 12.84 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.14 8.67 9.61 2
1980s 9.99 9.99 9.99 1
1990s 11.53 11.53 11.53 1
2000s 12.4 12.3 12.48 6
2010s 12.67 12.52 12.84 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 14 Slovakia 13 compare
  2. 15 Republic of Korea 12.85 compare
  3. 16 Georgia 12.85 compare
  4. 18 Hong Kong, China 12.74 compare
  5. 19 Slovenia 12.74 compare
  6. 20 Netherlands 12.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Norway?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Norway was 12.84 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 12.84 in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 8.67 in 1970.
How does Norway rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Norway ranks 17th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/