Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 22.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 22.6% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Norway peaked at 23.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2007.
That places Norway 69th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.1% | — |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.3% | 22.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.2% | 23.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Norway?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Norway was 22.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2007.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Norway ranks 69th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release