Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 9.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 12.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1999.
That places Norway 37th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.9% | — |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,986 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8692 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,436 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7035 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0401 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7534 % 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 9.4% 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 12.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1999.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 37th out of 124 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 11.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release