Norway vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
12.3%
in 2023
Sweden
12.0%
in 2023
Norway rank
22nd
Sweden rank
23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 12.3% against 12.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 7.3% | 4.7% | Norway |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 8.8% | 3.6% | Norway |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.9% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.1% | 0.4% | Sweden |
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 12.3% against 12.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.3%, 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 22nd and Sweden ranks 23rd of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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
February 2026 Data Release