Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 17.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Norway, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway stood at 17.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway peaked at 17.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 20th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.2% | 15.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.8% | 17.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 17 Ireland 17.7% compare
- 18 Switzerland 17.7% compare
- 19 Serbia, Republic of 17.5% compare
- 21 United States 16.9% compare
- 22 Spain 16.6% compare
- 23 Hungary 16.1% 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 master's or equivalent in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway was 17.0% 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 17.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 20th out of 65 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 up 84.0%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release