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 52.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
52.9%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
12th
of 83 countries
All-time high
56.1%
in 2021
All-time low
39.7%
in 2017
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 52.9%.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
That places Iceland 12th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 42.4% | — |
| 2017 | 39.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.2% | 39.7% | 46.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 47.2% | 56.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 52.9% 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 56.1% 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 39.7% in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 12th 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 24.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release