Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Norway, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway stood at 1.01 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Norway peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7348 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Norway 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8077 GPIA | 0.7348 GPIA | 0.8849 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9792 GPIA | 0.9486 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7348 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 63 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 37.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release