Iceland vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
5.0%
in 2018
Norway
4.8%
in 2017
Iceland rank
42nd
Norway rank
45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 45th of 97 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 2.8% | 3.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.6% | 2.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 1.3% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Norway as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 42nd 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.