Norway vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
18.6%
in 2017
Sweden
16.4%
in 2018
Norway rank
91st
Sweden rank
93rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 18.6% against 16.4% in Sweden, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 93rd of 98 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 | 14.4% | 13.0% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 18.6% against 16.4% in Sweden as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and Sweden?
- 2.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Norway ranks 91st and Sweden ranks 93rd 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.