Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Norway

Norway: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary was 31.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
31.3%
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
31.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Norway, 1960–2010

01020301960198520101960: 0.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 2.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 4.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 6.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 8.8 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 16.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 19.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 24.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 28.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 31.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Norway stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Norway peaked at 31.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1960.

Norway ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Norway, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 0.4%
1965 2.2% +462.5%
1970 4.7% +108.9%
1975 6.2% +31.9%
1980 8.8% +41.9%
1985 12.2% +38.5%
1990 16.3% +33.9%
1995 19.3% +18.0%
2000 24.1% +25.3%
2005 28.9% +19.5%
2010 31.3% +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.3% 0.4% 2.2% 2
1970s 5.5% 4.7% 6.2% 2
1980s 10.5% 8.8% 12.2% 2
1990s 17.8% 16.3% 19.3% 2
2000s 26.5% 24.1% 28.9% 2
2010s 31.3% 31.3% 31.3% 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 12 Korea 33.4% compare
  2. 13 Lithuania 32.4% compare
  3. 14 Sweden 31.7% compare
  4. 16 Qatar 30.9% compare
  5. 17 Cyprus 30.4% compare
  6. 18 Belgium 30.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Norway?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in Norway was 31.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1960.
How does Norway rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
Norway ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)