Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled in Iceland
Iceland: Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled was 67.09 Percentage of students in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled in Iceland, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled in Iceland is 67.09 Percentage of students, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled in Iceland peaked at 78.03 Percentage of students in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.8 Percentage of students, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 30th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 74.86 Percentage of students | — |
| 2014 | 75.56 Percentage of students | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 76.41 Percentage of students | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 78.03 Percentage of students | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 77.11 Percentage of students | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 72.97 Percentage of students | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 71.97 Percentage of students | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 70.26 Percentage of students | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 69.1 Percentage of students | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 66.8 Percentage of students | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 69.25 Percentage of students | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 67.09 Percentage of students | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.27 Percentage of students | 71.97 Percentage of students | 78.03 Percentage of students | 7 |
| 2020s | 68.5 Percentage of students | 66.8 Percentage of students | 70.26 Percentage of students | 5 |
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 enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled in Iceland?
- Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled in Iceland was 67.09 Percentage of students in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.03 Percentage of students in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8 Percentage of students in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — students enrolled rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of enrolled part-time and full-time students. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by sex. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.