Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6573 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 0.6573 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway peaked at 0.7749 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6573 LPIA, in 2023.
Norway ranks 17th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7386 LPIA | 0.7227 LPIA | 0.7644 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7161 LPIA | 0.6573 LPIA | 0.7749 LPIA | 2 |
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway was 0.6573 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 0.7749 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6573 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 17th out of 80 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 12.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release