Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Norway
Norway: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 56.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Norway, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 56.9% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2017.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Norway peaked at 57.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1999.
That places Norway 47th out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.1% | — |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.0% | 53.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 52.7% | 57.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Norway?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Norway was 56.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1999.
- How does Norway rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Norway ranks 47th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.