Australia vs Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Australia
5.0%
in 2018
Iceland
5.0%
in 2018
Australia rank
41st
Iceland rank
42nd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
02468199920082018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 41st and Iceland ranks 42nd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 7.3% 5.8% 1.4% Australia
2000s 5.1% 4.9% 0.2% Australia
2010s 5.0% 5.0% 0.0% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Iceland?
0.0%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Australia ranks 41st and Iceland ranks 42nd of 97 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.