Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle male general in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle male general was 36.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
15th
of 83 countries
All-time high
37.3%
in 2022
All-time low
29.2%
in 2016
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
In 2023, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iceland stood at 36.9%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
That places Iceland 15th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle male general in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 29.2% | — |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.8% | 29.2% | 36.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 30.7% | 37.3% | 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 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 36.9% 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 37.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 15th 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 26.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release