How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?

15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.

Denmark vs Norway: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7)

Denmark

67.6%

in 2018

Norway

68.2%

in 2017

Denmark rank

7th

Norway rank

6th

Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 68.2% against 67.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Norway ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 100 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	59.5%	57.5%	2.0%	Denmark
2010s	64.3%	61.5%	2.8%	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7), Denmark or Norway?: Norway, at 68.2% against 67.6% in Denmark as of 2017.
What is the difference in gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) between Denmark and Norway?: 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?: Denmark ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, female (%). 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

Denmark vs Norway: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-graduation-ratio-from-first-degree-programmes-isced-6-and-7-in-tertiary-education/denmark/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 CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-graduation-ratio-from-first-degree-programmes-isced-6-and-7-in-tertiary-education/denmark/norway/">Denmark vs Norway: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 100 places, 1,258 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of graduates from first degree programmes (at ISCED 6 and 7) expressed as a percentage of the population of the theoretical graduation age of the most common first degree programme.