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Number of schools continues to fall
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Pupils in primary and lower secondary school, 1 October 2013

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Number of schools continues to fall

In autumn 2013, there were 2 907 primary and lower secondary schools in Norway, which is a decrease of 50 compared with the previous school year. Over the last ten years, the total number of schools has been reduced by almost 400.

Primary and lower secondary schools and pupils by ownership. Absolute figures and change in per centPublished 13 December 2013
2013Per cent changePer cent change
2012 - 20132003 - 2013
Primary and lower secondary schools, total2 907-1.7-11.9
Private schools1955.461.2
Public schools2 712-1.9-14.7
 
Pupils, total615 3270.1-0.7
Pupils in private schools19 1055.054.7
Pupils in public schools596 222-0.1-1.8

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Proportion of schools, by school size

It is primarily the number of small primary schools that is decreasing, while the number of combined and lower secondary schools has only had a small decrease. On average, 31 per cent of the schools had fewer than 100 pupils, 40 per cent had between 100 and 300 pupils, and 29 per cent had 300 pupils or more. More than half of all pupils attend schools with more than 300 pupils, while only seven per cent attend a school with less than 100 pupils.

The number of private schools increased by 10 compared with the previous school year. The total number of private schools in 2013 was 195.

Small increase in number of pupils

As of 1 October 2013, there were 615 300 pupils in primary and lower secondary schools, which is an increase of 400 from 2012. The number of pupils increased in six counties, while 13 counties had a decrease. The largest increase was in Oslo and Akershus counties, with 2.2 and 0.8 per cent respectively.

The number of pupils in private schools increased by 5 percentage points from the previous school year. The total number of pupils in private schools was 19 105, or 3 per cent of all pupils.

Fewer pupils received special education…

In autumn 2013, almost 51 000 pupils received special education , which is a decrease of 1 700 from 2012. The proportion of pupils who received special education decreased from 8.6 to 8.3 per cent. Sixty-eight per cent of those who received special education were boys.

…and fewer pupils received native language training

A total of 17 165 pupils received native language training and/or bilingual education or adapted education in 2013; a reduction of 1 400 compared with the previous school year. The number of pupils with additional training in Norwegian rose to 44 800. Approximately 7 per cent of all pupils received additional training in Norwegian in 2013.