Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland
Iceland: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.4% for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 23rd of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland was 0.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release