Norway vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes

Norway
10.6%
in 2018
Sweden
11.5%
in 2018
Norway rank
52nd
Sweden rank
50th

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
510152025199820082018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 11.5% against 10.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.

Norway ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 112 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 7.1% 12.9% 5.8% Sweden
2000s 12.7% 10.8% 1.9% Norway
2010s 14.3% 11.9% 2.4% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 11.5% against 10.6% in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes between Norway and Sweden?
0.9%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
Norway ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 50th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,436 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.