Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.3% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Iceland peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.
Iceland ranks 87th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- 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)
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 0.3% 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 0.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Iceland ranks 87th out of 120 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 down 10.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release