Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Iceland
Iceland: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Iceland, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1.9% for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 180.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Iceland peaked at 1.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2012.
That places Iceland 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5% | — |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +35.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 4 |
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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 in Iceland?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in in Iceland was 1.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in?
- Iceland ranks 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.5%. 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 Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Central and Eastern Europe, female (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release