Primary and lower secondary schools

The Facts about education publication includes most of the figures on education in Norway – from kindergarten to university.

This report is based on statistics from KOSTRA (Municipality-State-Reporting) for 2023, and examines total operating expenditures, operating expenditures per capita, and operating expenditures per target group.

Primary and lower secondary school teachers and their competence have been covered in several previous surveys and existing statistics, but in this report particular emphasis is placed on other staff working with children and their competence.

The number of private schools and pupils in private schools has steadily increased the last years, especially for primary and lower secondary schools.

The Facts about education publication includes most of the figures on education in Norway – from kindergarten to university.

We project a surplus in 2040 of kindergarten teachers, compulsory school teachers, and teachers in upper secondary education (i.e., subject teachers, vocational teachers, and those with practical pedagogical education), except for those with practical pedagogical education in vocational subjects.

The Facts about education publication includes most of the figures on education in Norway – from kindergarten to university.

In this report, we present the results from a survey on teachers’ formal qualification in the subjects they teach in primary and lower secondary schools in the spring of 2022.

The Facts about education publication includes most of the figures on education in Norway – from kindergarten to university.

Education is the most important source of knowledge and skills. Proper and adequate education can provide better jobs and a better life, as well as create prosperity and better social integration. For those who fall on the outside, this can have negative consequences, both financially and socially.