Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA was 0.2784 LPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.2784 LPIA
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
27th
of 40 countries
All-time high
0.6046 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.252 LPIA
in 2015
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Norway, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.2784 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2019.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Norway ranks 27th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Doctoral location LPIA in Norway, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6046 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.252 LPIA | -58.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2536 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2677 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2588 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2784 LPIA | +7.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.2784 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3984 LPIA, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.2784 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3821 LPIA, 73% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Norway was 0.2784 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6046 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.252 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, 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