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
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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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.