Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 1.14% to 44.2% in Norway in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Norway reached an all time high of 44.2% in 2016 and an all time low of 30.8% in 2004. When compared to Norway's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Denmark amounted to 39.0%, 46.4% in Finland, 44.2% in Iceland and 44.6% in Sweden in 2016.
Norway has been ranked 5th 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) - Females, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 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 | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.5% | 34.4% | 36.0% | 36.8% | 37.4% | ||||||||
| Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40.6% | 42.0% | 42.3% | 43.2% | 44.5% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.2% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 21.9% | ||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.7% | 36.3% | 38.4% | 39.2% | 40.1% | ||||||||
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.8% | 28.1% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 30.8% | ||||||||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.0% | 39.0% | 40.1% | 41.5% | 42.7% | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.6% | 38.1% | 39.0% | 40.2% | 42.0% | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.2% | 36.6% | 37.8% | 39.1% | 40.1% |
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