Denmark vs Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
6.0%
in 2023
Iceland
5.9%
in 2023
Denmark rank
40th
Iceland rank
41st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Iceland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 6.0% against 5.9% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Denmark ranks 40th and Iceland ranks 41st of 121 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 7.7% | 2.6% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 6.5% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 6.7% | 1.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Iceland?
- Denmark, at 6.0% against 5.9% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Iceland?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 40th and Iceland ranks 41st of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). 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