Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 150.4% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland peaked at 2.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 93rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.5% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -52.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +64.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -45.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +166.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -28.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -61.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +150.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 93rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release