Norway vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
0.9%
in 2023
Spain
0.8%
in 2018
Norway rank
41st
Spain rank
42nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 41st and Spain ranks 42nd of 72 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 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 0.9% against 0.8% 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?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 41st and Spain ranks 42nd of 72 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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