General Info Education and Research — Introduction Norway at the beginning of the 21st century is a highly developed society, with one of the highest levels of education in Europe. Prioritising knowledge and education has been decisive in the development of modern Norway.
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Upper Secondary Education Upper secondary education Upper secondary education encompasses all competence-building training between the lower secondary and higher education levels. Legislation adopted in 1994 grants everyone between the ages of 16 and 19 the right to three years of upper ... + More |
Primary and Lower Secondary Education Primary and lower secondary schooling Norway has approximately 3 250 primary and lower secondary schools, with about 620 000 pupils and just under 60 000 teacher man-years.
There are ten years of primary and lower secondary schooling in Norway, and children start school at ... + More |
Lifelong Education A system for lifelong learning Lifelong learningNorway’s education system attaches great importance to providing people with the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and skills throughout life, so that they are able to function well in society and keep up with the ... + More |
Higher Education Higher education Norway has six universities, six specialised university colleges, 25 state university colleges, two state university colleges of art, and 29 private university colleges. In the autumn of 2005, more than 211 000 students were registered at ... + More |
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