Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 17.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 17.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Iceland peaked at 20.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2007.
That places Iceland 99th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.8% | — |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 12.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.7% | 20.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.9% | 18.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Iceland?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Iceland was 17.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Iceland ranks 99th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release