Finland vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
1.7%
in 2023
Norway
1.7%
in 2023
Finland rank
9th
Norway rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 8th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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