Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 6.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 6.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Iceland peaked at 16.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2023.
That places Iceland 89th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.3% | — |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 9.7% | 4 |
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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 arts in Iceland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Iceland was 6.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Iceland ranks 89th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release