Australia vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
5.5%
in 2023
Norway
5.6%
in 2023
Australia rank
46th
Norway rank
45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 46th and Norway ranks 45th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 3.8% | 4.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 2.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.6% | 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, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 46th and Norway ranks 45th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). 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