ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Iceland: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
45.8%
in 2024
Iceland
53.6%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
17th
Iceland rank
19th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 53.6% against 45.8% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 19th of 198 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 57.2% | 42.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 53.9% | 28.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 51.1% | 11.9% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7), ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 53.6% against 45.8% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iceland?
- 7.8%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iceland?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iceland rank globally for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 17th and Iceland ranks 19th of 198 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release