How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Latvia: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology

Iceland

70.9%

in 2012

Latvia

72.0%

in 2017

Iceland rank

12th

Latvia rank

9th

Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology over time

Iceland
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 72.0% against 70.9% in Iceland, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.

Iceland ranks 12th and Latvia ranks 9th of 92 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.5%	73.0%	5.5%	Latvia
2000s	70.8%	73.4%	2.6%	Latvia
2010s	71.0%	77.2%	6.3%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology, Iceland or Latvia?: Latvia, at 72.0% against 70.9% in Iceland as of 2017.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Iceland and Latvia?: 1.1%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?: Iceland ranks 12th and Latvia ranks 9th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 92 places, 1,054 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.