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. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
4,475 number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
48th
of 131 countries
All-time high
4,475 number
in 2018
All-time low
1,004 number
in 2000
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Norway, 1998–2018

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1998200820181998: 1.1k number1999: 1.2k number2000: 1.0k number2001: 1.8k number2002: 1.9k number2003: 1.7k number2004: 1.9k number2005: 1.9k number2006: 2.3k number2007: 2.6k number2008: 3.0k number2009: 3.4k number2010: 3.7k number2011: 4.0k number2012: 4.1k number2013: 3.8k number2014: 3.8k number2015: 3.8k number2016: 4.0k number2017: 4.3k number2018: 4.5k number

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 45 Bangladesh 4,630 number compare
  2. 46 Cameroon 4,604 number compare
  3. 47 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 4,552 number compare
  4. 49 Ireland 4,468 number compare
  5. 50 Saudi Arabia 4,388 number compare
  6. 51 Kenya 4,348 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places β†’

More education data for Norway

All data for Norway β†’

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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.