Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.4193 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway is 0.4193 LPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway peaked at 0.5542 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4156 LPIA, in 2015.
Norway ranks 29th of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.447 LPIA | 0.4156 LPIA | 0.5542 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4266 LPIA | 0.4193 LPIA | 0.4339 LPIA | 2 |
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 0.4193 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 0.5542 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4156 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 56 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 24.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release