Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway
Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
10.9%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
16th
of 121 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2001
All-time low
9.1%
in 2017
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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway stood at 10.9%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway peaked at 14.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2017.
Norway ranks 16th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.0% | — |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.5% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.1% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 13 Israel 11.9% compare
- 14 Benin 11.9% compare
- 15 Algeria 11.8% compare
- 17 Netherlands 10.5% compare
- 18 Trinidad and Tobago 10.4% compare
- 19 Macau, China 10.3% compare
More education data for Norway
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.078 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,986 (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 10.9% 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 14.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 121 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 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release