Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Iceland
Iceland: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Iceland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 18.0% for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Iceland peaked at 29.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2023.
That places Iceland 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.4% | — |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.6% | 17.2% | 29.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Iceland?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Iceland was 18.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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