Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iceland
Iceland: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iceland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iceland stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iceland peaked at 1.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
That places Iceland 37th out of 122 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iceland?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Iceland was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Iceland ranks 37th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 upper secondary 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