Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 12.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Norway, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 12.9% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway peaked at 17.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2015.
Norway ranks 32nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 17.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 12.9% | 16.0% | 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Norway was 12.9% 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 17.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 32nd out of 85 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 up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release