Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students in Iceland
Iceland: Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students was 33.04 Percentage of students in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students in Iceland, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 33.04 Percentage of students for share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students in 2024.
That represents a change of up 43.4% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students in Iceland peaked at 35.74 Percentage of students in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.62 Percentage of students, in 2021.
Iceland ranks 3rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.58 Percentage of students | — |
| 2014 | 20.63 Percentage of students | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 25.36 Percentage of students | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 24.95 Percentage of students | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 28.21 Percentage of students | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 28.4 Percentage of students | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 35.74 Percentage of students | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 22.63 Percentage of students | -36.7% |
| 2021 | 18.62 Percentage of students | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 22.16 Percentage of students | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 23.05 Percentage of students | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 33.04 Percentage of students | +43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.27 Percentage of students | 20.58 Percentage of students | 35.74 Percentage of students | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.9 Percentage of students | 18.62 Percentage of students | 33.04 Percentage of students | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Canada 42.13 Percentage of students compare
- 1 Netherlands 10.49 Percentage of students compare
- 2 Australia 38.28 Percentage of students compare
- 2 Slovenia 6.66 Percentage of students compare
- 3 Türkiye 1.96 Percentage of students compare
- 3 Croatia 0 Percentage of students compare
- 4 Latvia 1.21 Percentage of students compare
- 4 Portugal 15.41 Percentage of students compare
- 5 Luxembourg 10.43 Percentage of students compare
- 5 Poland 0 Percentage of students compare
- 6 New Zealand 10.27 Percentage of students compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students in Iceland?
- Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students in Iceland was 33.04 Percentage of students in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.74 Percentage of students in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.62 Percentage of students in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students?
- Iceland ranks 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — 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 mobile new entrants and graduates by tertiary levels. The default table displays tertiary graduates data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, sex and measure (new entrants). Data for short-cyle tertiary, bachelor's, master's combined correspond to the concept of first-time tertiary, i.e. person who has enter (new entrants) or successfully completed (graduates) an education programme at the tertiary level for the first time. The student may have entered / completed the programme at either ISCED level 5 (short-cyle tertiary) , 6 (bachelor) or 7 (master long first degree). 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.