Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.1% 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 7.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 8.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
That places Norway 33rd out of 122 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 | 4.3% | — |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 30 Hungary 7.4% compare
- 31 Romania 7.4% compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 7.3% compare
- 34 Switzerland 6.5% compare
- 35 Uzbekistan 6.5% compare
- 36 Seychelles 6.4% compare
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 226,331 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6775 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 243,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4631 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.2 % 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 7.1% 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 8.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 33rd out of 122 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 19.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release