Denmark vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
6.1%
in 2023
Norway
6.0%
in 2023
Denmark rank
48th
Norway rank
49th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Denmark ranks 48th and Norway ranks 49th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 4.1% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 5.3% | 1.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 1.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 0.2% | Denmark |
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 6.1% against 6.0% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 48th and Norway ranks 49th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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
February 2026 Data Release