Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 16.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% 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 18.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2001.
That places Norway 108th out of 122 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 tertiary education graduating from in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.6% | — |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.2% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.3% | 18.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7841 % change on previous year (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 16.0% 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 18.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 108th out of 122 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release