Greece vs Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Greece
12.6%
in 2022
Iceland
13.2%
in 2023
Greece rank
10th
Iceland rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Greece
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 13.2% against 12.6% in Greece, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 10.0% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.4% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 0.1% | 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?
- Iceland, at 13.2% against 12.6% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Iceland?
- 0.6%, with Iceland 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 10th 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release