Labor force with advanced education, female in Iceland
Iceland: Labor force with advanced education, female was 84.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, female in Iceland, 1999–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, female in Iceland is 84.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Iceland peaked at 93.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 7th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.8% | — |
| 2000 | 93.1% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 90.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 89.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 87.4% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 88.1% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 84.0% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 4 Montenegro 87.5% compare
- 5 Viet Nam 87.2% compare
- 6 Guatemala 84.9% compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.1% compare
- 9 Seychelles 83.2% compare
- 10 Singapore 83.0% compare
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Iceland?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Iceland was 84.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Iceland ranks 7th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).