Adult participation in learning in Iceland
27.3% of adults aged 25 to 64 in Iceland took part in education or training in the previous four weeks in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2015. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Iceland, 2025
27.3%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
13.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
16.0%
Position in 2025
4th of 34
Adult participation in learning in Iceland over time
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% of population aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.3% | 13.7% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | 13.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 12.8% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | 11.9% |
| 2021 | 23.9%b (break in time series) | 10.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 20.3%b (break in time series) | 9.1% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | 10.8% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | 10.7% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | 10.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | 10.3% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | 10.1% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | 10.1% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | 9.9% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | 7.8% |
| 2009 | 25.1%b (break in time series) | 7.9% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | 8.0% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | 7.9% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | 7.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 25.7% | 7.7% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | 7.1% |
| 2003 | 29.5%bu (break in time series, low reliability) | 6.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 24.0% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | – |
Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 27.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 28.1%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Iceland has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 13.7%.
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Out-of-school children
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