Norway vs Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Norway
19.3%
in 2017
Uruguay
18.4%
in 2017
Norway rank
10th
Uruguay rank
12th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Norway
  • Uruguay
0102030199920082017

How they compare

Norway currently reports 19.3% against 18.4% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 98 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 24.2% 19.9% 4.3% Norway
2010s 20.9% 23.0% 2.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Norway or Uruguay?
Norway, at 19.3% against 18.4% in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and Uruguay?
0.9%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Norway ranks 10th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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.