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The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training is the executive agency for the Ministry of Education and Research. We are responsible for kindergartens, as well as primary and secondary education.

Our responsibilities

The Directorate has the overall responsibility for supervising kindergarten, education and the governance of the education sector, as well as the implementation of Acts of Parliament and regulations. 

The Directorate is responsible for all national statistics concerning kindergarten, primary and secondary education. On the basis of these statistics it initiates, develops and monitors research and development.

The objective of the Directorate is to ensure that all children, pupils and apprentices receive the high quality education they are entitled to.

Facts about Norwegian education

In our publication The Norwegian Education Mirror 2022 you will find statistics and analysis about kindergartens, primary and secondary education in Norway. The publication tracks the pupils' entire educational trajectory from kindergarten to upper secondary education or training.

You can also find facts about the state of education in Norway in Education at a Glance 2022, OECD.

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