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

New Zealand
0.9288 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
0.86 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
135th
Norway rank
138th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
0.20.40.60.81197019962023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.9288 units per square kilometre against 0.86 units per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.0688 units per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 135th and Norway ranks 138th of 195 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 0.249 units per square kilometre 0.176 units per square kilometre 0.073 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.3644 units per square kilometre 0.2559 units per square kilometre 0.1086 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.5666 units per square kilometre 0.4391 units per square kilometre 0.1276 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 1 units per square kilometre 0.7544 units per square kilometre 0.2497 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.9446 units per square kilometre 0.8505 units per square kilometre 0.0941 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 0.9288 units per square kilometre against 0.86 units per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between New Zealand and Norway?
0.0688 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
New Zealand ranks 135th and Norway ranks 138th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs Norway: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-both-sexes-number-per-square-kilometre/new-zealand/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-both-sexes-number-per-square-kilometre/new-zealand/norway/">New Zealand vs Norway: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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