Labor force with advanced education, male in Iceland
Iceland: Labor force with advanced education, male was 89.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, male in Iceland, 1999–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 89.1% for labor force with advanced education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Iceland peaked at 97.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2021.
Iceland ranks 15th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.5% | — |
| 2000 | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 91.8% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.7% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.3% | 90.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Iceland?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Iceland was 89.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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, male (% of male 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).