Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Iceland
Iceland: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 35.23 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Iceland, 1999–2012
Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 35.23 for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in 2012.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Iceland peaked at 43.57 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.33, in 2002.
That places Iceland 40th out of 96 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.41 | 35.41 | 35.41 | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.47 | 33.33 | 39.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4 | 35.23 | 43.57 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More gender data for Iceland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,290 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2,349 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 2,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Iceland?
- Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Iceland was 35.23 in 2012, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.57 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.33 in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 96 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.