Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
That places Norway 87th out of 121 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 in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 0.2% 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 0.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 87th 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 up 30.9%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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