Finland vs Norway: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Finland
326,291 number
in 2018
Norway
347,806 number
in 2018
Finland rank
120th
Norway rank
117th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 347,806 number against 326,291 number in Finland, a difference of 21,515 number.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 120th and Norway ranks 117th of 203 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 427,388 number 308,161 number 119,227 number Finland
1980s 376,941 number 318,404 number 58,537 number Finland
1990s 319,769 number 317,303 number 2,466 number Finland
2000s 331,197 number 278,017 number 53,181 number Finland
2010s 334,916 number 333,196 number 1,720 number Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 347,806 number against 326,291 number in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Finland and Norway?
21,515 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Finland ranks 120th and Norway ranks 117th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.