Norway vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
16.0%
in 2023
United States of America
15.7%
in 2023
Norway rank
108th
United States of America rank
111th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- United States of America
How they compare
Norway currently reports 16.0% against 15.7% in United States of America, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.
Norway ranks 108th and United States of America ranks 111th of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 24.4% | 12.8% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 17.0% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.8% | 0.2% | 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 United States of America?
- Norway, at 16.0% against 15.7% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and United States of America?
- 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Norway and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 108th and United States of America ranks 111th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release