Norway vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
0.7%
in 2023
Sweden
0.8%
in 2023
Norway rank
97th
Sweden rank
94th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 94th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 94th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release