Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.5676 LPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Norway, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.5676 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway peaked at 0.6754 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5676 LPIA, in 2023.
Norway ranks 25th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6223 LPIA | 0.6017 LPIA | 0.6754 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6248 LPIA | 0.5676 LPIA | 0.6664 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 22 Kazakhstan 0.5784 LPIA compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 0.5728 LPIA compare
- 24 France 0.572 LPIA compare
- 26 Korea 0.5632 LPIA compare
- 27 Cyprus 0.5581 LPIA compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 0.5524 LPIA compare
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway was 0.5676 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6754 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5676 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 25th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release