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
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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.