Education of the population in Norway
A good education and professional skills are essential prerequisites for getting a job. 82% of adults aged 25-64 in Norway have completed upper secondary education, higher than the OECD average of 78%. This is slightly more true for women than for men – among men, 81% have completed secondary education, and among women – 83%. In terms of educational quality, students scored 504 on average in reading literacy, maths and science in the OECD’s Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), slightly higher than the OECD average of 486. In Norway, girls outperform boys in knowledge by an average of 13 points, higher than the OECD average of 2.
In terms of public health, it should be noted that life expectancy at birth in Norway is 83 years, three years more than the OECD average of 81 years. Life expectancy for women is 84 years, compared with 80 for men. Airborne PM 2.5, a fine particulate pollutant small enough to penetrate the lungs and cause harm to health, is 4.6 micrograms per cubic meter, well below the OECD average of 13.9 micrograms per cubic meter. cubic meter). Norway also performs well in terms of water quality as 98% of people say they are satisfied with the quality of their water, higher than the OECD average of 81% and one of the highest in the OECD.
In the public sphere, Norway has a strong sense of community and a high level of public participation in civic life: 94% of the population in Norway believes they have someone to rely on in times of need, more than the OECD average (89 %). Voter turnout, a measure of citizens’ participation in the political process, was 78% during recent elections, higher than the OECD average of 68%. There is a slight difference in voter turnout depending on socioeconomic status: it is estimated that the turnout of voters representing the wealthiest 20% of the population was 90%, while among 20% of the poor, it was 76%. which is broadly in line with the OECD average of 13%.
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