Netherlands vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Netherlands
10.5%
in 2023
Norway
10.9%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
17th
Norway rank
16th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 10.9% against 10.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th of 121 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 14.0% | 5.2% | Norway |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 13.8% | 5.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 10.7% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.6% | 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, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at 10.9% against 10.5% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Netherlands ranks 17th and Norway ranks 16th of 121 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, male (%). 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