How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States of America?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

Norway vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Norway

18.6%

in 2017

United States of America

19.3%

in 2016

Norway rank

91st

United States of America rank

88th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Norway
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 19.3% against 18.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 91st and United States of America ranks 88th of 98 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.4%	25.6%	11.3%	United States of America
2000s	14.5%	24.9%	10.4%	United States of America
2010s	15.6%	21.1%	5.5%	United States of America

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 United States of America?: United States of America, at 19.3% against 18.6% in Norway as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Norway and United States of America?: 0.7%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States of America?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Norway and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Norway ranks 91st and United States of America ranks 88th 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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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: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.