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
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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

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.