Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.8% 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 7.8%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 11.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2023.
Norway ranks 65th of 122 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.3% | — |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 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 7.8% 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 11.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 65th 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 9.8%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release