Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Iceland
Iceland: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 101,858 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Iceland, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 101,858 for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Iceland peaked at 101,858 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85,731, in 1998.
That places Iceland 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,041 | 85,731 | 86,351 | 2 |
| 2000s | 94,709 | 88,361 | 99,651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,068 | 100,364 | 101,858 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 29 Estonia 289,934 compare
- 30 Cyprus 170,906 compare
- 31 Luxembourg 104,057 compare
- 33 Malta 79,095 compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 7,175 compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Iceland?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Iceland was 101,858 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 101,858 in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,731 in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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