Tertiary education in Ísland
In Ísland, 46.1% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.
Ísland, 2025
46.1%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
Iceland, 2025
46.1%
Position in 2025
45th of 289
Tertiary education in Ísland over time
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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ísland | Iceland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.1% | 46.1% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | 46.3% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| 2021 | 42.6%b (break in time series) | 42.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 43.7%b (break in time series) | 43.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 45.2% | 45.2% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | 43.8% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | 42.5% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | 40.5% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014 | 37.3%b (break in time series) | 37.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 36.1% | 36.1% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | 35.2% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | 33.9% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | 32.5% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | 32.8% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | 31.3% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | 30.4% |
| 2006 | 29.5%u (low reliability) | 29.5%u (low reliability) |
| 2005 | 30.5% | 30.5% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | 29.1% |
| 2003 | 28.8%b (break in time series) | 28.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 25.6% | 25.6% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | 23.8% |
Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 46.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 39.0%, the figure has changed by +7.1 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Ísland has the 45th highest value.
- The figure for Iceland in 2025 was 46.1%.