Iceland vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
16.2%
in 2023
Netherlands
15.3%
in 2023
Iceland rank
7th
Netherlands rank
10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 16.2% against 15.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 124 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 1.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 0.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.0% | 1.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.9% | 1.6% | 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 Netherlands?
- Iceland, at 16.2% against 15.3% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Netherlands?
- 0.9%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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