Ireland vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Ireland
5.1%
in 2016
Norway
5.1%
in 2017
Ireland rank
34th
Norway rank
32nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Ireland
  • Norway
0246199820072017

How they compare

Norway currently reports 5.1% against 5.1% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 34th and Norway ranks 32nd of 101 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 3.3% 3.1% 0.3% Ireland
2000s 4.0% 3.1% 0.8% Ireland
2010s 5.0% 5.2% 0.3% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Ireland or Norway?
Norway, at 5.1% against 5.1% in Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Norway?
0.0%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Ireland ranks 34th and Norway ranks 32nd of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.