Norway vs Sweden: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent
Norway
0.3%
in 2019
Sweden
0.4%
in 2023
Norway rank
14th
Sweden rank
12th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th of 35 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 0.4% against 0.3% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 5 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 14th and Sweden ranks 12th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). 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