Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 22.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 22.2% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Iceland peaked at 22.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1998.
That places Iceland 87th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.5% | — |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +35.7% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +48.3% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +38.8% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +3.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 22.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 22.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.1%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +48.3% | 6.1% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 9.0% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 17.8% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.6% | 22.2% | 4 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Iceland?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Iceland was 22.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Iceland ranks 87th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release