Norway education

study in norway 1 universities in norway 2 norwegian scholarship 3 norway university 4 Education in Norway is mandatory for all children aged from 6 to Schools are typically divided into two divisions: primary and lower secondary schooling. [2] The majority of schools in Norway are municipal, where local governments fund and manage administration. 5 Primary and lower secondary education covers children aged 6 to 15 or grades 1 to Local authorities are required to offer before and after-school care for pupils in 1st to 4th grade. In , , pupils were in primary education, with a further , at the lower secondary level. 6 Kindergarten Primary and secondary education Folk high schools Tertiary vocational education Higher education Lifelong learning Financial support for education purposes. 7 The educational level of the Norwegian population is currently at an all-time high, and Norwegians only become more educated. While upper secondary education is the most common education type. 8 Most children in Norway attend early childhood education and care, often referred to as kindergarten, until they start school the year they turn 6. 9 To study at a university or college in Norway, Norwegians must normally have completed their basic and upper secondary education. 10 Compulsory education starts at the age of six in Norway and is mandatory until a student reaches 16 years of age. Daycare, preschool, and kindergarten (all known as barnehage in Norway) is optional and will cost parents a fee. Nevertheless, a great portion of the cost is subsidized by the government. 11 In Norway, 60% of year-old women had a tertiary qualification in compared to 42% of their male peers, while on average across OECD countries the shares were 52% among young women and 39% among young men. Gender differences in the distribution of tertiary entrants across fields of study are significant. 12