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

Netherlands
0.0551 units per person
in 2023
Norway
0.0567 units per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
18th
Norway rank
17th

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

  • Netherlands
  • Norway
0.010.020.030.040.050.06197119972024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0567 units per person against 0.0551 units per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 18th and Norway ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0207 units per person 0.0163 units per person 0.0044 units per person Netherlands
1980s 0.0267 units per person 0.0225 units per person 0.0042 units per person Netherlands
1990s 0.0315 units per person 0.0386 units per person 0.0071 units per person Norway
2000s 0.034 units per person 0.0449 units per person 0.0109 units per person Norway
2010s 0.0478 units per person 0.0504 units per person 0.0025 units per person Norway
2020s 0.0551 units per person 0.0563 units per person 0.0013 units per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Netherlands or Norway?
Norway, at 0.0567 units per person against 0.0551 units per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Netherlands and Norway?
0.0016 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Netherlands ranks 18th 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.