Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Norway
22.1%
in 2017
Saudi Arabia
22.0%
in 2019
Norway rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
51st

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math over time

  • Norway
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 22.1% against 22.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 98 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 16.0% 20.4% 4.4% Saudi Arabia
2010s 19.3% 26.8% 7.5% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
Norway, at 22.1% against 22.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
0.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2017.
How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Norway ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 51st of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.