Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4% in 2019. βΌ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
21st
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2014β2019
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Norway, 2014β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Norway is 0.4%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Norway ranks 21st of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 doctoral or equivalent in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Norway was 0.4% 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 0.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 21st out of 39 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 42.4%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release