Historical dataset showing Norway literacy rate by year from N/A to N/A.

Norway: Female literacy rate, ages 15-24: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Norway from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

After a dip in 2021, the share of Norwegian population reading books daily returned to previous levels and stood at ** percent in 2023. Interestingly, during the pandemic years, book reading seems to have dropped in popularity in Norway.

This data set contains the replication data and supplements for the article "Is information literacy ability, and metacognition of that ability, related to interest, gender or education level? A cross-sectional study of higher education students". The data was collected as part of the contact author's PhD research on information literacy (IL). The following files are included in this data set: 1. A 21-item information literacy test for assessing students' knowledge of three aspects of IL: evaluating sources, using sources, and seeking information. The test is multiple choice, with four alternative answers for each item, and the correct answer is indicated. The English and Norwegian versions of the test are included in this file. 2. A data file with survey results from 760 Norwegian and international students at three levels of higher education: bachelor, master's and PhD. The data was collected in Qualtrics from fall 2019 to fall 2020. 3. A README file which explains the data file. 4. Supplement 1 contains supplementary descriptive statistics and analyses regarding students' estimated test scores. 5. Supplement 2 contains supplementary descriptive statistics for survey questions regarding students' interest in being/becoming information literate, their need for more skills in IL, and the effort they are willing to put into developing stronger IL skills. 6. Survey questions related to interest - specifically students' interest in being or becoming information literate - in 3 parts (all in English and Norwegian): a) information and questions about the 4 phases of interest; b) interest questionnaire with 26 items in 7 subscales (TRIQ); c) Survey questions about IL and interest, need, and intent. 7. The project's data management plan, sent to Norwegian Centre for Research Data (in Norwegian). 8. Norwegian Centre for Research Data's approval of the Data Management Plan (in Norwegian). 9. Consent form for participants in Norway (in Norwegian).

This data set contains the replication data and supplements for the article "Knowing, Doing, and Feeling: A three-year, mixed-methods study of undergraduates’ information literacy development." The survey data is from two samples: - cross-sectional sample (different students at the same point in time) - longitudinal sample (the same students and different points in time)Surveys were distributed via Qualtrics during the students' first and sixth semesters. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and used to describe students' IL development over 3 years. Statistics from the quantitative data were analyzed in SPSS. The qualitative data was coded and analyzed thematically in NVivo. The qualitative, textual data is from semi-structured interviews with sixth-semester students in psychology at UiT, both focus groups and individual interviews. All data were collected as part of the contact author's PhD research on information literacy (IL) at UiT. The following files are included in this data set: 1. A README file which explains the quantitative data files. (2 file formats: .txt, .pdf)2. The consent form for participants (in Norwegian). (2 file formats: .txt, .pdf)3. Six data files with survey results from UiT psychology undergraduate students for the cross-sectional (n=209) and longitudinal (n=56) samples, in 3 formats (.dat, .csv, .sav). The data was collected in Qualtrics from fall 2019 to fall 2022. 4. Interview guide for 3 focus group interviews. File format: .txt5. Interview guides for 7 individual interviews - first round (n=4) and second round (n=3). File format: .txt 6. The 21-item IL test (Tromsø Information Literacy Test = TILT), in English and Norwegian. TILT is used for assessing students' knowledge of three aspects of IL: evaluating sources, using sources, and seeking information. The test is multiple choice, with four alternative answers for each item. This test is a "KNOW-measure," intended to measure what students know about information literacy. (2 file formats: .txt, .pdf)7. Survey questions related to interest - specifically students' interest in being or becoming information literate - in 3 parts (all in English and Norwegian): a) information and questions about the 4 phases of interest; b) interest questionnaire with 26 items in 7 subscales (Tromsø Interest Questionnaire - TRIQ); c) Survey questions about IL and interest, need, and intent. (2 file formats: .txt, .pdf)8. Information about the assignment-based measures used to measure what students do in practice when evaluating and using sources. Students were evaluated with these measures in their first and sixth semesters. (2 file formats: .txt, .pdf)9. The Norwegain Centre for Research Data's (NSD) 2019 assessment of the notification form for personal data for the PhD research project. In Norwegian. (Format: .pdf)

Norvège: Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Norvège de à . La valeur moyenne pour Norvège pendant cette période était de pour cent avec un minimum de pour cent en et un maximum de pour cent en .

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2011 to 2022 for Norway High School vs. Michigan and Norway-Vulcan Area Schools

In 2023, Norwegians spent ** minutes daily with literature. However, over previous two years, the average daily time spent reading books in Norway has slightly decreased. In 2021, Norwegians spent ** minutes per day reading books.

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2011 to 2022 for Norway J7 School District vs. Wisconsin

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2016 to 2022 for Norway Elementary School vs. Iowa and Benton Community School District

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2011 to 2022 for Muskego-Norway School District vs. Wisconsin

The popularity of reading online newspapers in Norway has been increasing recently. However, in 2023, ** percent of Norwegians stated to have read newspapers online on an average day, down from ** percent in the previous year.

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2011 to 2022 for Drought Elementary School vs. Wisconsin and Norway J7 School District

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2010 to 2018 for Country Meadows Elementary School vs. Wisconsin and Muskego-Norway School District

The popularity of reading printed newspapers in Norway daily has dramatically decreased since 2009. As of 2023, just ** percent of Norwegians stated to have read printed newspapers on an average day, compared to ** percent in 2009.

In 2023, the share of the Norwegian population reading newspapers daily was 17 percent. This showed a slight drop from the 21 percent of Norwegians who said they were reading newspapers on a daily basis in the previous year.

This dataset tracks annual reading and language arts proficiency from 2010 to 2018 for Muskego Elementary School vs. Wisconsin and Muskego-Norway School District

In 2019, reading magazines in Norway was most common among females. A survey found that ***** percent of women consumed journals and periodicals on a daily basis. The corresponding figure for male respondents was *** percent. The years before showed a different picture. Men spent more time with magazines than women in the period from 2009 to 2018.

In 2023, Norwegians aged 67 to 79 years spent on average ** minutes per day reading books. By comparison, the average daily time spent among 9 to 15 year olds amounted to ** minutes. In total, the average daily reading time in Norway amounted to ** minutes that year.

The share of the Norwegian population who read newspapers on an average day was increasing with the level of education in 2019. 42 percent of people having reached the first and second stage of tertiary education read newspapers daily.