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
0246199920082017

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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,140 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Information and Communication Technologies programmes in the reference year.