Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 3.4% 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 3.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 3.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2002.
That places Norway 51st 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 … Services female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.3% | — |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +60.9% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +53.5% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -34.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -11.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +60.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 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 3.4% 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 3.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 51st 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 up 2.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release