Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Iceland
Iceland: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 58.9% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Iceland, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Iceland is 58.9%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Iceland peaked at 58.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1999.
Iceland ranks 40th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.5% | — |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.8% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 48.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 55.9% | 58.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Iceland?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Iceland was 58.9% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 95 countries with data for 2012.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.