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Education in Norway is compulsory for all children aged between 6 and 16 and paid for by the government. Barneskole primary school comprising grades 1 to 7 takes children from a first year spent playing games through to completion of a thorough academic grounding.

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Children start their primary school education at 6 years old and complete it at the age of 13. In the first grade, they usually play different kinds of educational games and gain basic social skills. From the second to the seventh grade, pupils learn numerous subjects: from English and math to social studies. Important to mention, that kids don’t get official grades during this stage.

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The Norwegian public education system is one of the best in Europe, and the general level of education in Norway is higher than the European average.The initial 10 years of education being mandatory.

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It is for the children upto the age of 5. Though not compulsory, kindergarten is often seen by several Norwegians as the first stepping stones of a child towards school environment before the child is formally admitted in Primary School at the age of 6.

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Norwegian lower secondary school begins at the age of 12 or 13 and lasts for three years. It covers the 8th to the 10th grade. During lower secondary, pupils are graded and need to maintain good grades in order to attend their upper secondary school of choice. When pupils are in the 8th grade, they have to pick an elective (valgfag), which is typically a foreign language (e.g. German, French or Spanish) or additional English or Norwegian studies.

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Upper secondary schools in Norway are separated from lower secondary schools. This means that all pupils must re-enrol and begin at a new school whenever they start upper secondary. Students are entitled for admission in “Upper Secondary School” after completing primary and lower secondary education.  It is usually of three years and consists of both general studies and vocational education programs. Students graduating upper secondary school are called Russ in Norwegian. 

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Upper secondary schools in Norway are separated from lower secondary schools. This means that all pupils must re-enrol and begin at a new school whenever they start upper secondary. Students are entitled for admission in “Upper Secondary School” after completing primary and lower secondary education.  It is usually of three years and consists of both general studies and vocational education programs. Students graduating upper secondary school are called Russ in Norwegian. 

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Higher education is broadly categorized into:

Universities: Usually provide educational degrees, Bachelor, Master and PhD, on the theoretical subjects like Arts, Humanities and Life Sciences.

University Colleges: Usually provide degrees, Bachelor, Master and PhD, in professional courses like various Engineering streams (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, etc) and Vocational Streams (Nurse, Teaching, etc).

Private Institutions: Usually provide various degree programs in specialized areas like Business Management, Fine Arts, Marketing, etc.

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Norway has multiple different grading systems, both unique ones and ones that have been based on foreign grading systems. The formerly most common system of grades used at university level was based on a scale running from 1.0 (best) through 6.0 (worst) with 4.0 or below being considered passing grades.