Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Iceland
Iceland: Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a was 15.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Iceland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 15.4% for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Iceland peaked at 21.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2012.
Iceland ranks 68th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.0% | — |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 15.7% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.4% | 19.3% | 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 upper secondary student as a in Iceland?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student as a in Iceland was 15.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student as a recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student as a?
- Iceland ranks 68th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student as a rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Initial government funding per upper secondary 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