Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Iceland
Iceland: Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled was 96,637 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in Iceland, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 96,637 Persons for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Iceland peaked at 96,652 Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70,141 Persons, in 2015.
That places Iceland 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90,838 Persons | 70,141 Persons | 94,690 Persons | 8 |
| 2020s | 96,026 Persons | 94,587 Persons | 96,652 Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 23 Bulgaria 1.06 million Persons compare
- 24 Costa Rica 1.02 million Persons compare
- 25 Luxembourg 121,178 Persons 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 enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Iceland?
- Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in Iceland was 96,637 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 96,652 Persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,141 Persons in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on enrolment data adjusted to the financial year. This information is only used to calculate the expenditure per student and is provided as a reference statistics. It should NOT be used as the official enrolment figures. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.