Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Iceland
Iceland: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 70.9% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Iceland, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 70.9% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2012.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Iceland peaked at 72.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1999.
Iceland ranks 12th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.5% | — |
| 2000 | 70.9% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 68.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 67.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 67.7% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 70.9% | 71.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -7.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,908 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 660 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -7.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Iceland?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Iceland was 70.9% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 92 countries with data for 2012.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.