Denmark vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
20.9%
in 2018
Norway
19.3%
in 2017
Denmark rank
9th
Norway rank
10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 20.9% against 19.3% in Norway, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Norway ranks 10th of 98 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 24.2% | 3.6% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 24.0% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 21.3% | 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, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 20.9% against 19.3% in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Norway?
- 1.6%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Norway ranks 10th of 98 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.