Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes was 4.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway stood at 4.9%.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 5.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2002.
Norway ranks 40th of 124 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 … graduates Services both sexes in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.1% | — |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -6.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 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 4.9% 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 5.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 40th out of 124 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 11.3%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release