Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.7% 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 10.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 12.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2012.
Norway ranks 47th 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.1% | — |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +30.6% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.1% | 12.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,986 (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 10.7% 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 12.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 47th 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 71.8%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release