New Zealand vs Norway: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

New Zealand
98.6%
in 2018
Norway
97.2%
in 2018
New Zealand rank
17th
Norway rank
20th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
020406080100197019942018

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 98.6% against 97.2% in Norway, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 17th and Norway ranks 20th of 173 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 77.1% 74.2% 2.9% New Zealand
1980s 76.8% 75.6% 1.2% New Zealand
1990s 86.3% 85.1% 1.1% New Zealand
2010s 97.2% 95.6% 1.6% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 98.6% against 97.2% in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between New Zealand and Norway?
1.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
New Zealand ranks 17th and Norway ranks 20th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.