Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Iceland
Iceland: Public educational expenditure by education level, programme was 491.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Iceland, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 491.9 for public educational expenditure by education level, programme in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 193.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Iceland peaked at 491.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 161.7, in 2012.
That places Iceland 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 161.7 | — |
| 2013 | 167.8 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 199.6 | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 225.9 | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 267 | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 328.9 | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 347.9 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 350.5 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 349.3 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 397.1 | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 464.4 | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 491.9 | +5.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 491.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,265, 39% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 491.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,267, 39% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 256.16 | 161.7 | 350.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 425.68 | 349.3 | 491.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Iceland?
- Public educational expenditure by education level, programme in Iceland was 491.9 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public educational expenditure by education level, programme recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 491.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest public educational expenditure by education level, programme recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 161.7 in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for public educational expenditure by education level, programme?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public educational expenditure by education level, programme rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public educational expenditure by education level, programme orientation, type of source and expenditure category. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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