Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Norway
Norway: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 76,733 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Norway, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Norway is 76,733, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Norway peaked at 76,733 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64,880, in 2013.
That places Norway 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 64,880 | — |
| 2014 | 66,282 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 68,597 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 71,260 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 71,311 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72,529 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 75,158 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 73,400 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 76,302 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 75,994 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 74,561 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 76,733 | +2.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 76,733 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,750, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 76,733 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85,533, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70,002 | 64,880 | 75,158 | 7 |
| 2020s | 75,398 | 73,400 | 76,733 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Norway?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Norway was 76,733 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 76,733 in 2024.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,880 in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Norway ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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