Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Iceland
Iceland: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying was 9.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 9.7% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Iceland peaked at 14.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2023.
That places Iceland 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 10.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.1% compare
- 30 Kuwait 10.0% compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 9.9% compare
- 33 Maldives 9.5% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.1% compare
- 35 Seychelles 9.0% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Iceland?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Iceland was 9.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release