Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 7.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 7.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Norway peaked at 10.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2001.
That places Norway 36th out of 123 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.1% | — |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.1% | 10.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 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 arts in Norway?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Norway was 7.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Norway ranks 36th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release