Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Iceland
Iceland: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9%
Change on year
up 77.2%
World rank
46th
of 52 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2018–2022
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Iceland, 2018–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9% for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 77.2% on the previous year and up 62.1% over five years.
That places Iceland 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +76.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -57.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +77.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 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 household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Iceland?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Iceland was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per tertiary 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