New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Iceland
Iceland: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 5,574 in 2024. ▲ Rising
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Iceland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 5,574 for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Iceland peaked at 5,574 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,432, in 2019.
That places Iceland 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4,858 | — |
| 2014 | 4,650 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4,608 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4,452 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4,598 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 4,483 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4,432 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4,532 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4,763 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 4,797 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 4,951 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 5,574 | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,583 | 4,432 | 4,858 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4,923 | 4,532 | 5,574 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 31 Cyprus 10,303 compare
- 32 Montenegro 7,422 compare
- 33 Luxembourg 7,082 compare
- 35 Malta 4,559 compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 142 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 new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Iceland?
- New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Iceland was 5,574 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5,574 in 2024.
- What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,432 in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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