Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Iceland
Iceland: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 16.7 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 2000β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Iceland stood at 16.7.
That represents a change of 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 nuts 2 region in Iceland peaked at 30.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.4, in 2021.
That places Iceland 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.39 | 20.3 | 30.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.78 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.58 | 14.4 | 16.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Romania 15.5 compare
- 3 Germany 13.1 compare
- 4 Guadeloupe 13 compare
- 4 Martinique 13 compare
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 nuts 2 region in Iceland?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Iceland was 16.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 in 2001.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4 in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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