Norway vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
5.6%
in 2023
Spain
5.5%
in 2023
Norway rank
45th
Spain rank
48th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 45th and Spain ranks 48th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 6.3% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 4.5% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 5.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
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 Spain?
- Norway, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 45th and Spain ranks 48th 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