Italy vs Norway: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Italy
17.7%
in 2018
Norway
18.6%
in 2017
Italy rank
92nd
Norway rank
91st

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 18.6% against 17.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.9%.

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

Across all 13 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 92nd and Norway ranks 91st of 98 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 27.3% 14.4% 12.9% Italy
2000s 22.6% 14.2% 8.4% Italy
2010s 18.4% 15.5% 3.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Italy or Norway?
Norway, at 18.6% against 17.7% in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Norway?
0.9%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Italy and Norway rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Italy ranks 92nd and Norway ranks 91st of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.