School enrollment, tertiary, male in Iceland
Iceland: School enrollment, tertiary, male was 50.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Iceland stood at 50.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Iceland peaked at 59.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1971.
That places Iceland 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.1% | — |
| 1972 | 15.6% | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 16.8% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 17.2% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 17.7% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 22.1% | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 22.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 21.9% | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 24.6% | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 57.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 50.5% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 14.1% | 18.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 18.7% | 22.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 21.3% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.0% | 34.6% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 48.0% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 50.5% | 57.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, male in Iceland?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Iceland was 50.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Iceland ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.