Germany vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Germany
3.1%
in 2024
Norway
3.4%
in 2023
Germany rank
54th
Norway rank
51st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 54th and Norway ranks 51st of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.5% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 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, Germany or Norway?
- Norway, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Germany and Norway?
- 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 54th and Norway ranks 51st of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, female (%). 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