Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Norway
Norway: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 4,475 number in 2018. β² Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Norway, 1998β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Norway recorded 4,475 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Norway peaked at 4,475 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,004 number, in 2000.
Norway ranks 48th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,108 number | 1,054 number | 1,163 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,168 number | 1,004 number | 3,432 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,002 number | 3,720 number | 4,475 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 45 Bangladesh 4,630 number compare
- 46 Cameroon 4,604 number compare
- 47 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 4,552 number compare
- 49 Ireland 4,468 number compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 4,388 number compare
- 51 Kenya 4,348 number compare
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 4,475 number in 2018, 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 4,475 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,004 number in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Norway ranks 48th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. 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.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.