Pupils in primary and lower secondary school, 1 October 2004

By autumn 2004 the number of pupils amounted to more than 618 000 in primary and lower secondary schools in Norway. The last peak year was 1979/80 when almost 594 000 pupils were registered. Since 1997/98, when the school-entrance age were lowered from 7 to 6 years of age, the total number of pupils has increased by about 50 000 pupils. Growth rates differ regionally.

Tables:

• Table 1 Primary and lower secondary schools. Pupils in primary and lower secondary school. School years 1979/80-2004/05
• Table 2 Pupils in primary and lower secondary school, by county. School year 2004/05. Final figures (The figures have been revised 15 June 2005)
• Table 3 New and closed schools by county. October 2003 - October 2004. Preliminary figures
• Table 4 Pupils in primary school, by grade. School year 2004/05. Final figures
• Table 5 Pupils, by school size (number of pupils). School years 1998/99 - 2004/05. Per cent
• Table 6 Number of schools, pupils in primary and secondary schools and pupils in other permanent groups of organization, by municipality. 1 October 2004
• Table 7 Pupils with native language training, bilingual education and additional training in Norwegian, by county. 1 October 2004
• Table 8 Pupils with native language training and additional training in Norwegian. School years 19921. (Corrected 02.06.2005)
• Table 9 Pupils receiving mother language traning or biligual education, by mother tongue. 1 October 2004