Greece vs Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Greece
18.4%
in 2022
Iceland
17.5%
in 2023
Greece rank
5th
Iceland rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Greece
- Iceland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 18.4% against 17.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 15.6% | 1.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 18.1% | 0.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Greece or Iceland?
- Greece, at 18.4% against 17.5% in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Iceland?
- 0.9%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 8th of 121 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, female (%). 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