| Kindergarten coverage |

| Source: Statistics Norway. | |
| More information: http://www.ssb.no/barnehager_en/ |
| Public after-school care. Pupils receiving 6 hours or more per week |
| 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 121 414 | 129 741 | 143 984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year 1 | 38 388 | 41 827 | 44 345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year 2 | 35 853 | 38 630 | 43 417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year 3 | 29 719 | 31 359 | 35 235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year 4 | 16 416 | 16 685 | 19 287 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years 5 to 7 | 1 038 | 1 296 | 1 700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: The information system for primary and lower secondary education. |
| More information: http://www.wis.no/gsi/ |
| Children receiving cash benefit in lieu of kindergarten attendance. Per cent of all children1 , as of 31 Dec. |

| 1 Cash benefit is available for a maximum of 23 months. One-year-olds in the programme are defined as those between their 13th and 24th months of age, while two-year-olds are between their 25th and 35th months. |
| Source: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). | |
| More information: http://www.nav.no/english |
| Children under protection1 per 1 000 children 0-17 years |

| 1 As of 31 December. |
| Source: Statistics Norway. | |
| More information: http://www.ssb.no/barneverng_en/ |
| Economic social security. Number of benefit cases |

| Source: Statistics Norway. | |
| More information: http://www.ssb.no/soshjelpk_en/ |
| Disability pension recipients. Total number |

| Source: Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV). | |
| More information: http://www.nav.no/english |
| Users of nursing and care services |

| 1 Starting in 2007, the data Kilde is the IPLOS health registry. |
| Source: Statistics Norway. | |
| More information: http://www.ssb.no/pleie_en/ |
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