Ecuador vs Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Ecuador
14.6%
in 2023
Iceland
13.2%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
5th
Iceland rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Ecuador
- Iceland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 14.6% against 13.2% in Iceland, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Iceland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 5th and Iceland ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 11.2% | 7.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 11.5% | 8.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 12.9% | 7.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Ecuador or Iceland?
- Ecuador, at 14.6% against 13.2% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ecuador and Iceland?
- 1.4%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iceland?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Iceland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ecuador 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release