Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 1.78% to 1,333 '000 in Norway in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Norway reached an all time high of 1,333 '000 in 2016 and an all time low of 825 '000 in 2004. When compared to Norway's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Denmark amounted to 1,229 '000, 1,411 '000 in Finland, 73.7 '000 in Iceland and 2,373 '000 in Sweden in 2016.
Norway has been ranked 18th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Australia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Denmark | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,053 | 1,063 | 1,088 | 1,111 | 1,166 | ||||||||
| Finland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,222 | 1,262 | 1,275 | 1,311 | 1,360 | ||||||||
| Germany | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,598 | 13,955 | 14,303 | 14,554 | 13,887 | ||||||||
| Iceland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.3 | 57.3 | 60.1 | 63.0 | 65.3 | ||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,130 | 3,132 | 3,230 | 3,295 | 3,371 | ||||||||
| New Zealand | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norway | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,040 | 1,076 | 1,120 | 1,168 | 1,259 | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,847 | 1,922 | 1,974 | 2,062 | 2,185 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,118 | 12,579 | 13,483 | 13,898 | 14,365 |
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