Tertiary education participation in Iceland
Iceland: Tertiary education participation was 19.1 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
19.1
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
32nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
19.1
in 2012
All-time low
8.1
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Iceland, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, tertiary education participation in Iceland stood at 19.1. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Iceland peaked at 19.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.1, in 1998.
That places Iceland 32nd out of 35 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 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.97 | 9.7 | 16.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.67 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 29 Estonia 67.6 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 63.3 compare
- 31 Cyprus 31.8 compare
- 33 Malta 12.2 compare
- 34 Luxembourg 6.1 compare
- 35 Liechtenstein 1 compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 3,568 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Iceland?
- Tertiary education participation in Iceland was 19.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for tertiary education participation?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. 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 Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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