Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.2% 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 16.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Iceland peaked at 17.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 7th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 10.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +43.5% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.8% | 16.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 17.5% | 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 16.2% 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 17.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 7th 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 up 49.7%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release