Norway vs Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Norway
0.2784 LPIA
in 2019
Sweden
0.308 LPIA
in 2022
Norway rank
27th
Sweden rank
25th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.308 LPIA against 0.2784 LPIA in Norway, a difference of 0.0296 LPIA.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.308 LPIA against 0.2784 LPIA in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0296 LPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release