Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland peaked at 1.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Iceland ranks 51st of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | — |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 48 Belgium 4.4% compare
- 49 Namibia 2.9% compare
- 50 New Zealand 2.8% compare
- 52 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
- 52 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 52 Cuba 0.0% compare
- 52 Grenada 0.0%
- 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 52 Latvia 0.0%
- 52 Maldives 0.0%
- 52 Seychelles 0.0%
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Iceland ranks 51st out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release