Australia vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Australia
7.5%
in 2023
Norway
7.8%
in 2023
Australia rank
39th
Norway rank
36th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.8% against 7.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.1% | 3.3% | Australia |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 8.1% | 0.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 7.8% against 7.5% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Australia and Norway?
- 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Australia ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities 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