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. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.7%
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2001
All-time low
14.4%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
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 2nd out of 47 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.
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.8% | — |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -29.5% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | +9.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 16.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 16.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 20.3% | 30.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.8% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.4% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Türkiye 17.9% compare
- 3 Romania 15.5% compare
- 4 Germany 13.1% compare
- 5 Guadeloupe 13.0% compare
- 5 Martinique 13.0% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 2nd out of 47 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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