Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
88th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1999–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
Norway ranks 88th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (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 0.5% 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 0.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 88th out of 111 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 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release