Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 27.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway stood at 27.6%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 34.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2020.
Norway ranks 10th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 32.9% | — |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 30.2% | 34.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 27.6% | 32.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.5% | 27.9% | 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 in Norway?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway was 27.6% 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 34.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 10th 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 down 10.2%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release