Tertiary education graduates in Norway
Norway: Tertiary education graduates was 156.2 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
156.2
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 33 countries
All-time high
162
in 2005
All-time low
144.1
in 2001
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education graduates in Norway, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 156.2 for tertiary education graduates in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education graduates in Norway peaked at 162 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 144.1, in 2001.
That places Norway 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151.95 | 147.1 | 156.8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 154.95 | 144.1 | 162 | 10 |
| 2010s | 156.07 | 155.6 | 156.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 51,889 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education graduates in Norway?
- Tertiary education graduates in Norway was 156.2 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education graduates recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 162 in 2005.
- What is the lowest tertiary education graduates recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.1 in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for tertiary education graduates?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education graduates rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education graduates (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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