Finland vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Finland
4.6%
in 2018
Norway
4.8%
in 2017
Finland rank
48th
Norway rank
45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.8% against 4.6% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 48th and Norway ranks 45th of 97 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 1.5% | Finland |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.8% against 4.6% in Finland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Finland and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Finland ranks 48th and Norway ranks 45th of 97 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.