Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 30.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Norway stood at 30.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Norway peaked at 31.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2004.
That places Norway 85th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 25.8% | — |
| 2000 | 27.5% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.2% | 30.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.5% | 31.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.0% | 30.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 82 Kazakhstan 31.1% compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 30.5% compare
- 84 Brazil 30.5% compare
- 86 Lithuania 30.0% compare
- 87 Benin 29.9% compare
- 88 Mozambique 29.3% compare
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 30.4% 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 31.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Norway ranks 85th out of 113 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 17.3%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release