Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Iceland
Iceland: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 28.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Iceland, 1990–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 28.4% for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in 2022.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Iceland peaked at 30.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Iceland 7th out of 145 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 10.0% | — |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 0.0% | 10.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 10.8% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 16.7% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 28.4% | 30.3% | 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 initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Iceland?
- Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Iceland was 28.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
- Iceland ranks 7th out of 145 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release