Education · 2025

Share with university or university college education: ranking of municipalities

Share with university or university college education: Oslo - Oslove comes top with 56.4% and Værøy comes last with 16.7%. The median across 351 municipalities is 27.5%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Oslo - Oslove56.4%2Bærum56.4%3Nesodden51.0%

#	Municipality	County	Share with university or university college education
1	Oslo - Oslove	Oslo - Oslove	56.4%
1	Bærum	Akershus	56.4%
3	Nesodden	Akershus	51.0%
4	Asker	Akershus	48.7%
5	Ås	Akershus	48.4%
6	Trondheim - Tråante	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	48.0%
7	Stavanger	Rogaland	46.9%
7	Tromsø	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	46.9%
9	Bergen	Vestland	46.8%
10	Nordre Follo	Akershus	44.9%
11	Lillehammer	Innlandet	44.3%
12	Sogndal	Vestland	43.5%
13	Hamar	Innlandet	43.1%
14	Hole	Buskerud	42.4%
15	Volda	Møre og Romsdal	41.9%
16	Frogn	Akershus	41.3%
17	Bodø	Nordland - Nordlánnda	41.1%
18	Kongsberg	Buskerud	41.0%
19	Sola	Rogaland	40.9%
20	Færder	Vestfold	40.8%
21	Nittedal	Akershus	39.8%
21	Kristiansand	Agder	39.8%
21	Malvik	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	39.8%
24	Lier	Buskerud	39.6%
25	Lørenskog	Akershus	39.5%
26	Molde	Møre og Romsdal	39.2%
27	Tønsberg	Vestfold	39.1%
28	Ålesund	Møre og Romsdal	38.6%
29	Sandnes	Rogaland	38.1%
30	Grimstad	Agder	38.0%
31	Levanger - Levangke	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	37.8%
32	Vestby	Akershus	37.7%
33	Kárásjohka - Karasjok	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	37.1%
34	Hemsedal	Buskerud	37.0%
35	Haugesund	Rogaland	36.6%
35	Ulstein	Møre og Romsdal	36.6%
37	Lillestrøm	Akershus	36.5%
37	Rælingen	Akershus	36.5%
39	Lillesand	Agder	36.4%
40	Randaberg	Rogaland	36.1%
41	Sunnfjord	Vestland	36.0%
42	Horten	Vestfold	35.8%
42	Vadsø	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	35.8%
44	Gloppen	Vestland	35.6%
44	Harstad - Hárstták	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	35.6%
46	Midt-Telemark	Telemark	35.5%
47	Tolga	Innlandet	35.3%
48	Bykle	Agder	35.0%
49	Moss	Østfold	34.8%
49	Drammen	Buskerud	34.8%
49	Alta	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	34.8%
52	Tynset	Innlandet	34.2%
52	Arendal	Agder	34.2%
54	Stord	Vestland	34.0%
55	Nesna	Nordland - Nordlánnda	33.8%
55	Gjøvik	Innlandet	33.8%
55	Inderøy	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	33.8%
58	Fredrikstad	Østfold	33.5%
58	Stange	Innlandet	33.5%
58	Voss	Vestland	33.5%
58	Sør-Varanger	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	33.5%
62	Bjørnafjorden	Vestland	33.4%
63	Time	Rogaland	33.3%
63	Porsgrunn	Telemark	33.3%
63	Ulvik	Vestland	33.3%
63	Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	33.3%
67	Elverum	Innlandet	33.1%
68	Gjerdrum	Akershus	32.9%
68	Høylandet	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	32.9%
70	Aurland	Vestland	32.7%
71	Hvaler	Østfold	32.5%
71	Skien	Telemark	32.5%
71	Snåase - Snåsa	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	32.5%
74	Narvik	Nordland - Nordlánnda	32.4%
75	Sandefjord	Vestfold	32.3%
75	Askøy	Vestland	32.3%
75	Røros - Rosse	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	32.3%
78	Luster	Vestland	32.1%
79	Hammerfest - Hámmerfeasta	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	31.9%
80	Giske	Møre og Romsdal	31.8%
81	Fjaler	Vestland	31.7%
82	Bygland	Agder	31.5%
82	Namsos - Nåavmesjenjaelmie	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	31.5%
84	Alstahaug	Nordland - Nordlánnda	31.4%
84	Holmestrand	Vestfold	31.4%
84	Lærdal	Vestland	31.4%
87	Vågan	Nordland - Nordlánnda	31.3%
87	Stjørdal	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	31.3%
89	Skaun	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	31.1%
90	Sula	Møre og Romsdal	31.0%
90	Halden	Østfold	31.0%
90	Ål	Buskerud	31.0%
90	Kviteseid	Telemark	31.0%
90	Bardu	Troms - Romsa - Tromssa	31.0%
95	Larvik	Vestfold	30.9%
96	Ullensaker	Akershus	30.8%
97	Vang	Innlandet	30.7%
98	Vinje	Telemark	30.6%
98	Stad	Vestland	30.6%
100	Kristiansund	Møre og Romsdal	30.4%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	County	Share with university or university college education
337	Båtsfjord	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	21.2%
338	Nordre Land	Innlandet	21.1%
338	Osen	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	21.1%
340	Sokndal	Rogaland	21.0%
341	Grane	Nordland - Nordlánnda	20.9%
341	Nord-Odal	Innlandet	20.9%
341	Gamvik	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	20.9%
344	Beiarn	Nordland - Nordlánnda	20.7%
344	Måsøy	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	20.7%
346	Gjerstad	Agder	20.3%
347	Namsskogan	Trøndelag - Trööndelage	19.7%
348	Eidskog	Innlandet	19.6%
349	Iveland	Agder	19.3%
350	Berlevåg	Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku	18.3%
351	Værøy	Nordland - Nordlánnda	16.7%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share with university or university college education”?

Oslo - Oslove ranks first for “Share with university or university college education”, with 56.4%.

What is the median for “Share with university or university college education”?

The median across the 351 ranked municipalities is 27.5%.