Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Norway
Norway: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 5,804 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Norway, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Norway stood at 5,804. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Norway peaked at 5,804 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,004, in 2000.
That places Norway 46th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,108 | 1,054 | 1,163 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,168 | 1,004 | 3,432 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,076 | 3,720 | 4,744 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,323 | 4,963 | 5,804 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Norway?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Norway was 5,804 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5,804 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,004 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Norway ranks 46th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release