First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Norway
Norway: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 61,969 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61,969
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 30 countries
All-time high
64,416
in 2021
All-time low
54,664
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 61,969 for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Norway peaked at 64,416 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54,664, in 2013.
Norway ranks 16th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 54,664 | — |
| 2014 | 56,019 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 58,525 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 60,429 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 62,295 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 62,457 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 64,134 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 62,815 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 64,416 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 62,936 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 61,561 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 61,969 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59,789 | 54,664 | 64,134 | 7 |
| 2020s | 62,739 | 61,561 | 64,416 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Norway?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Norway was 61,969 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 64,416 in 2021.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,664 in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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