Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 0.985% to 41.0% in Norway in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Norway reached an all time high of 41.0% in 2016 and an all time low of 28.9% in 2004. When compared to Norway's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Denmark amounted to 35.1%, 41.9% in Finland, 39.1% in Iceland and 41.4% in Sweden in 2016.
Norway has been ranked 6th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Australia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.3% | 31.0% | 32.4% | 33.1% | 33.7% | ||||||||
| Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.6% | 37.7% | 38.0% | 38.8% | 40.0% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.5% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 20.3% | ||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.0% | 31.4% | 33.2% | 34.0% | 34.7% | ||||||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.2% | 26.6% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 29.1% | ||||||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.4% | 35.6% | 36.8% | 38.1% | 39.7% | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.2% | 34.5% | 35.7% | 37.0% | 38.6% | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.5% | 34.5% | 35.6% | 37.0% | 38.0% |
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