Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Iceland
Iceland: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 16.7 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.7
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
1st
of 35 countries
All-time high
24.9
in 2004
All-time low
14.4
in 2021
Years of data
21
2004β2025
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Iceland, 2004β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Iceland is 16.7, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Iceland peaked at 24.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.4, in 2021.
Iceland ranks 1st of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.74 | 21.3 | 24.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.78 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.58 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Iceland?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Iceland was 16.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4 in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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