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