Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 1.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2012.
Norway ranks 81st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.7% | — |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
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 1.5% 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 1.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 81st out of 121 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 down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Education 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