Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.3541 LPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Norway, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.3541 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway peaked at 0.4834 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3541 LPIA, in 2023.
That places Norway 34th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3997 LPIA | 0.3722 LPIA | 0.4834 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3709 LPIA | 0.3541 LPIA | 0.3799 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway was 0.3541 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4834 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3541 LPIA in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, 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