Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 1.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.
Norway ranks 41st of 72 countries on this measure, 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 … unspecified fields adjusted in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +77.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +27.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +47.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +51.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -12.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 80% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.9% 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 1.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 72 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 20.4%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release