Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female was 11.9% 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 11.9% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Norway peaked at 11.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2004.
Norway ranks 74th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 … Science female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.0% | — |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +4.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 11.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.0%, 85% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Norway's 11.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.6%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 11.9% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Norway?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Norway was 11.9% 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 11.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Norway ranks 74th out of 122 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 36.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release