Iceland vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
18.0%
in 2023
Spain
16.9%
in 2023
Iceland rank
32nd
Spain rank
35th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 18.0% against 16.9% in Spain, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 35th of 126 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 11.9% | 12.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 12.1% | 12.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 0.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Iceland or Spain?
- Iceland, at 18.0% against 16.9% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Spain?
- 1.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 35th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, 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