Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9973 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway is 0.9973 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway peaked at 1 GPIA in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9973 GPIA, in 2023.
Norway ranks 45th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 1 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 primary education or higher in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway was 0.9973 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1990.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9973 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Norway ranks 45th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release