Finland vs Norway: School age population, tertiary education, female

Finland
159,405 number
in 2018
Norway
168,161 number
in 2018
Finland rank
120th
Norway rank
117th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019942018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 168,161 number against 159,405 number in Finland, a difference of 8,756 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 208,283 number 149,850 number 58,434 number Finland
1980s 184,288 number 155,342 number 28,946 number Finland
1990s 156,510 number 155,394 number 1,116 number Finland
2000s 161,820 number 136,537 number 25,283 number Finland
2010s 163,873 number 162,099 number 1,774 number Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 168,161 number against 159,405 number in Finland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Finland and Norway?
8,756 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, female?
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, female (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, female (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

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