Belgium vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Belgium
5.9%
in 2023
Norway
5.6%
in 2023
Belgium rank
42nd
Norway rank
45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Belgium
- Norway
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 45th of 121 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.4% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Belgium or Norway?
- Belgium, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Belgium and Norway?
- 0.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belgium ranks 42nd 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