Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.9014 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Norway, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.9014 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Norway peaked at 0.9292 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.571 GPIA, in 2014.
Norway ranks 7th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6483 GPIA | 0.571 GPIA | 0.7069 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9153 GPIA | 0.9014 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 4 Moldova, Republic of 0.9583 GPIA compare
- 5 Slovenia 0.908 GPIA compare
- 6 Italy 0.9076 GPIA compare
- 8 Lithuania, Republic of 0.8846 GPIA compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8818 GPIA compare
- 10 Armenia, Republic of 0.8782 GPIA 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 doctoral or equivalent in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Norway was 0.9014 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.9292 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.571 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release