Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 education graduating from 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% |
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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7664 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 38,168 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,721 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 185,801 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129,873 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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