Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland peaked at 1.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.
Iceland ranks 83rd of 116 countries on this measure, 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 in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +37.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +29.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -37.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -40.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +62.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,815 (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 0.8% 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 1.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 83rd out of 116 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 11.2%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release