Norway vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
0.2%
in 2023
Sweden
0.2%
in 2023
Norway rank
37th
Sweden rank
38th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 38th of 126 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 0.2% | 4.3% | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 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 Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 38th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). 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