Primary and lower secondary schools

The purpose of this report has been to map which pupils finished the 10th grade of lower secondary school without lower secondary school points (grunnskolepoeng) from 2015 to 2025. The proportion of pupils without lower secondary school points has increased over the past 10 years. This is partly due to immigration, but this proportion has also increased among other pupils.

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

LÆRERMOD projects the supply and demand for seven education groups of teachers, forecasting teacher shortages up to the year 2060.

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.