Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway is 1.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 1.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1999.
That places Norway 14th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +22.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1999.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release