Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 4.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% 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 5.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2004.
That places Norway 55th out of 123 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.8% | — |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 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 4.7% 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 5.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 55th out of 123 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release