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
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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

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.