Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2004
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 2005
Years of data
19
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway stood at 1 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway peaked at 1 LPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Norway 9th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 7 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 8 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 10 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 11 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 France 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Russia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 LPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (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 1 LPIA 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 LPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Norway ranks 9th 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 up 0.2%. 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, 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