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Primary completion rate — Norway

Primary completion rate in Norway in 2024 — 98.71%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 111. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 0.51 pp.

2024 98.71% −0.21 pp vs 2023
World rank 33of 111
Period maximum 100.27%2009
Period minimum 98.7%2003

Trend over time

2001–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Norway, 2001–202498.59999.5100100.52001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 99.23%2002: 99.37%2003: 98.7%2004: 99.32%2005: 99.49%2006: 99.49%2007: 99.47%2008: 99.8%2009: 100.27%2010: 99.73%2011: 99.84%2012: 99.66%2013: 99.8%2014: 99.72%2015: 99.56%2016: 99.21%2017: 99.5%2018: 99.48%2019: 99.34%2020: 99.18%2021: 99.2%2022: 99.28%2023: 98.93%2024: 98.71%
Change over the period: −0.51 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 98.71%
World 88.02%
Europe & Central Asia 98.13%
Primary completion rate — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.71 −0.21 pp
2023 98.93 −0.35 pp
2022 99.28 +0.07 pp
2021 99.2 +0.02 pp
2020 99.18 −0.15 pp
2019 99.34 −0.14 pp
2018 99.48 −0.02 pp
2017 99.5 +0.29 pp
2016 99.21 −0.35 pp
2015 99.56 −0.16 pp
2014 99.72 −0.09 pp
2013 99.8 +0.15 pp
2012 99.66 −0.18 pp
2011 99.84 +0.1 pp
2010 99.73 −0.54 pp
2009 100.27 +0.48 pp
2008 99.8 +0.32 pp
2007 99.47 −0.01 pp
2006 99.49 +0 pp
2005 99.49 +0.16 pp
2004 99.32 +0.63 pp
2003 98.7 −0.67 pp
2002 99.37 +0.15 pp
2001 99.23 —

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LT Lithuania 100.12 EE Estonia 99.91 SE Sweden 99.84 DK Denmark 99.71 NO Norway 98.71 LV Latvia 98.05 FI Finland 97.2
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About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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