Iceland vs Qatar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
17.5%
in 2023
Qatar
17.4%
in 2024
Iceland rank
8th
Qatar rank
9th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Qatar
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 17.5% against 17.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 13.7% | 2.6% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.7% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.7% | 0.3% | 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 Qatar?
- Iceland, at 17.5% against 17.4% in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Qatar?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Qatar rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 9th 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