Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Iceland
Gross tertiary enrolment in Iceland was 76.5% in 2023.
Iceland, 2023
76.5%
Change from 2022
−8.5percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
78.1%
Position in 2023
34th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Iceland over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 69.8% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8.5 percentage points from 85.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 78.4%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Iceland has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Iceland
All statistics for Iceland
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
44.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.2%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
4.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
16.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
27.3%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
4.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT