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 47.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
47.1%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
71st
of 78 countries
All-time high
60.3%
in 2017
All-time low
43.9%
in 2021
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 47.1% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
That places Iceland 71st out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 57.6% | — |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.8% | 53.4% | 60.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 43.9% | 52.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,815 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,499 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0428 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (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 47.1% 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 60.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 71st out of 78 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 down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release