Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Norway, 2014β2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.5% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Norway peaked at 1.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 12th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Norway?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total 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+, total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. 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+, total (%) (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.