The total number of primary schools in Norway decreased over the past 10 years. In 2012, there were 1,714 primary schools in the country, a number that had sunk to 1,506 by 2022. Over the same period, the number of pupils in primary school increased.
Number of primary schools in Norway from 2012 to 2022
Pupils in Norway attend 10 years of primary education. This is usually divided between seven years in primary school, before moving on to three years of lower secondary school.
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Statistics Norway. (December 16, 2022). Number of primary schools in Norway from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111500/number-of-primary-schools-in-norway/
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Statistics Norway. (2022). Number of primary schools in Norway from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111500/number-of-primary-schools-in-norway/
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