Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Iceland
Iceland: Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 was 0.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population in Iceland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.8 for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Iceland peaked at 0.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 23rd of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Doctoral graduates: per thousand population aged 25 to 34 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5 | — |
| 2014 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8 | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 | +60.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5714 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.64 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 24 Netherlands 0.7 compare
- 24 Slovakia 0.7 compare
- 24 Netherlands 0.7 compare
- 24 Slovakia 0.7 compare
More population data for Iceland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2688 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 408.78 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4806 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.502 (2100)
- Population density 3.6 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 13,661 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Iceland?
- Doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population in Iceland was 0.8 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is doctoral graduates in stem fields by sex - per thousand population rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Doctoral graduates in STEM fields by sex - per thousand population aged 25 to 34. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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