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

Norway
0.0567 units per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.0597 units per person
in 2023
Norway rank
17th
Uruguay rank
15th

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

  • Norway
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0597 units per person against 0.0567 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.003 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0172 units per person 0.0118 units per person 0.0054 units per person Norway
1980s 0.0214 units per person 0.0171 units per person 0.0043 units per person Norway
1990s 0.0374 units per person 0.0249 units per person 0.0125 units per person Norway
2000s 0.0449 units per person 0.0337 units per person 0.0112 units per person Norway
2010s 0.0509 units per person 0.0457 units per person 0.0052 units per person Norway
2020s 0.0569 units per person 0.0563 units per person 0.0007 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), Norway or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0597 units per person against 0.0567 units per person in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Norway and Uruguay?
0.003 units per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
39 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Norway ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th 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.