Norway vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Norway
3.7%
in 2017
United States of America
3.8%
in 2016
Norway rank
59th
United States of America rank
57th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Norway
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 59th and United States of America ranks 57th of 97 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 1.6% | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 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 3.8% against 3.7% 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?
- 0.1%, 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 59th and United States of America ranks 57th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.