Finland vs Norway: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Finland
0.0603 units per person
in 2024
Norway
0.0567 units per person
in 2024
Finland rank
14th
Norway rank
17th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
0.010.020.030.040.050.06197119972024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0603 units per person against 0.0567 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0036 units per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 14th and Norway ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0189 units per person 0.0161 units per person 0.0029 units per person Finland
1980s 0.0264 units per person 0.0225 units per person 0.0039 units per person Finland
1990s 0.04 units per person 0.0386 units per person 0.0014 units per person Finland
2000s 0.0563 units per person 0.0449 units per person 0.0114 units per person Finland
2010s 0.0554 units per person 0.0509 units per person 0.0045 units per person Finland
2020s 0.0569 units per person 0.0569 units per person 0 units per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Finland or Norway?
Finland, at 0.0603 units per person against 0.0567 units per person in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Finland and Norway?
0.0036 units per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Finland ranks 14th and Norway ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.