Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland
Iceland: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 20 years in 2020. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland is 20 years, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland peaked at 23 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20 years, in 2013.
Iceland ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 years | — |
| 1999 | 23 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 23 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21 years | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 21 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 years | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23 years | 23 years | 23 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.8 years | 21 years | 23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3 years | 20 years | 21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 years | 20 years | 20 years | 1 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,815 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,499 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0428 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland was 20 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 23 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 years in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.