Australia vs Iceland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per

Australia
0.0387 units per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0347 units per person
in 2023
Australia rank
8th
Iceland rank
11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0387 units per person against 0.0347 units per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.004 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 11th of 192 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0074 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0035 units per person Australia
1980s 0.0114 units per person 0.0107 units per person 0.0007 units per person Australia
1990s 0.0229 units per person 0.0143 units per person 0.0086 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0423 units per person 0.0339 units per person 0.0083 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0382 units per person 0.0364 units per person 0.0018 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at 0.0387 units per person against 0.0347 units per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per between Australia and Iceland?
0.004 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per?
Australia ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 5,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.