Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland is 23.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland peaked at 23.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2004.
That places Iceland 30th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | 14.7% | — |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 19.3% | 21.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 18.6% | 23.1% | 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 23.1% 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 23.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 30th 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 16.3%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release