Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 8.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2002.
That places Iceland 94th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.0% | — |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +22.9% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +26.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.4% | 4 |
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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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland was 8.2% 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 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 94th out of 124 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 down 10.2%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release