Eritrea vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Eritrea
5.9%
in 2016
Norway
5.6%
in 2023
Eritrea rank
43rd
Norway rank
45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Eritrea
- Norway
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 45th of 121 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 3.8% | 9.3% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 3.0% | 11.7% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Eritrea or Norway?
- Eritrea, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Norway as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Eritrea and Norway?
- 0.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Norway?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Eritrea and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Eritrea ranks 43rd 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