Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Iceland
Iceland: Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Iceland, 2013–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Iceland is 1, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Iceland peaked at 1 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2013.
Iceland ranks 11th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9 | — |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9143 | 0.9 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Iceland?
- Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Iceland was 1 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- What is the lowest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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