Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Iceland
Iceland: Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student was 27,335 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Iceland, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Iceland is 27,335, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 174.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Iceland peaked at 27,335 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9,729, in 2012.
Iceland ranks 2nd of 30 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9,729 | — |
| 2013 | 9,977 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11,679 | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 13,500 | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 15,980 | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 19,906 | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 21,047 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 21,054 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20,757 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23,202 | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 26,315 | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 27,335 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,359 | 9,729 | 21,054 | 8 |
| 2020s | 24,402 | 20,757 | 27,335 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 172,517 compare
- 3 Luxembourg 24,920 compare
- 4 Norway 22,382 compare
- 5 Finland 17,463 compare
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Iceland?
- Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Iceland was 27,335 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 27,335 in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,729 in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student?
- Iceland ranks 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.0%. 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 Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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