Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland stood at 8.6%.
That represents a change of up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland peaked at 9.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2002.
That places Iceland 72nd out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.0% | — |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.6% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 69 Cambodia 9.0% compare
- 70 Palestine, State of 8.8% compare
- 71 Malta 8.8% compare
- 73 New Zealand 8.5% compare
- 74 Guyana 8.3% compare
- 75 Netherlands 8.2% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1084 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,512 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland was 8.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 72nd out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.