Norway vs Switzerland: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female

Norway
15.5%
in 2018
Switzerland
16.8%
in 2018
Norway rank
45th
Switzerland rank
43rd

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female over time

  • Norway
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 16.8% against 15.5% in Norway, a difference of 1.3%.

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

Across all 21 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 110 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.0% 35.9% 35.0% Switzerland
2000s 7.4% 37.5% 30.1% Switzerland
2010s 14.5% 18.4% 3.9% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female, Norway or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 16.8% against 15.5% in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female between Norway and Switzerland?
1.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
Norway ranks 45th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,400 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

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