Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Norway, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Norway stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Norway peaked at 1.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
That places Norway 7th out of 58 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Norway, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7% | — |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +41.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Norway?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Norway was 1.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.