Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 43.3% 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 43.3% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Iceland peaked at 43.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2002.
That places Iceland 20th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.4% | — |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 33.3% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 35.2% | 43.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 38.1% | 43.3% | 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 43.3% 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 43.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Iceland ranks 20th out of 113 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 22.9%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release