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

Denmark
3.1%
in 2018
Iceland
3.3%
in 2018
Denmark rank
53rd
Iceland rank
50th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Denmark
  • Iceland
01234199920082018

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 50th of 101 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 3.1% 0.0% 3.1% Denmark
2000s 2.9% 0.8% 2.1% Denmark
2010s 2.9% 2.2% 0.8% Denmark

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?
Iceland, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Iceland?
0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Denmark ranks 53rd and Iceland ranks 50th of 101 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.