Statistics on Education

Doctoral degrees obtained by Icelanders

Every year, the Department of Analysis, Evaluation and Indicators  at the Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís) gathers information on the number of Icelanders who graduate with a doctoral degree from institutes in Iceland and abroad.  Rannis strives to compile very accurate data, especially since the number of new doctorates has often been used to estimate the capabilities of a country in science and technology.  Rannis gathers this information by using the Mbl database (www.mbl.is/gagnasafn), as well as gathering data from the Icelandic universities which offer doctoral education.  The data is sent to NORBAL which is a statistical database with information on the number of people who have completed their degree, as well as information on people currently undertaking their degree.  NORBAL publishes the information from Iceland together with data from the other Nordic countries and the Baltic states.

Further information on these statistics can be obtained from:

Elva B. Adalsteinsdottir, Senior Advisor.

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