Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 65.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.8%
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
11th
of 83 countries
All-time high
69.3%
in 2021
All-time low
47.0%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iceland, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 65.8% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Iceland ranks 11th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 53.8% | — |
| 2017 | 47.6% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 69.3% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.8% | 47.0% | 54.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 57.9% | 69.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iceland?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iceland was 65.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release