Finland vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
21.9%
in 2018
Norway
19.3%
in 2017
Finland rank
7th
Norway rank
10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Finland currently reports 21.9% against 19.3% in Norway, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Finland ranks 7th and Norway ranks 10th of 98 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 24.2% | 1.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 23.7% | 2.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 21.3% | 1.4% | 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?
- Finland, at 21.9% against 19.3% in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Norway?
- 2.6%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 7th 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.