Italy vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
17.3%
in 2023
Norway
16.0%
in 2023
Italy rank
105th
Norway rank
108th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Italy currently reports 17.3% against 16.0% in Norway, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 105th and Norway ranks 108th of 122 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 11.6% | 13.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 11.9% | 8.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Italy or Norway?
- Italy, at 17.3% against 16.0% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Norway?
- 1.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 105th and Norway ranks 108th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). 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