First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Iceland
Iceland: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 4,701 in 2024. ▲ Rising
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Iceland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 4,701 for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Iceland peaked at 4,701 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,819, in 2017.
Iceland ranks 29th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4,184 | — |
| 2014 | 4,216 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,007 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 4,116 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,819 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 4,351 | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 4,329 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,237 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4,127 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 4,102 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4,130 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4,701 | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,146 | 3,819 | 4,351 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4,259 | 4,102 | 4,701 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 26 Estonia 11,141 compare
- 27 Luxembourg 5,615 compare
- 28 Malta 5,187 compare
- 30 Liechtenstein 310 compare
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Iceland?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Iceland was 4,701 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,701 in 2024.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,819 in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Iceland ranks 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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