
Iceland: Tertiary school enrollment
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| Iceland |
Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 76.52 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1971 - 2023 |
| Average | 45.53 |
| Min - Max | 9.83 - 86.52 |
| Source | UNESCO |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2023 is 76.52 percent, a decline from 84.99 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 54.38 percent, based on data from 123 countries. Historically, the average for Iceland from 1971 to 2023 is 45.53 percent. The minimum value, 9.83 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 86.52 percent was recorded in 2021.
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| Recent values | Iceland: Tertiary school enrollment |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 76.52 |
| 2022 | 84.99 |
| 2021 | 86.52 |
| 2020 | 74.59 |
| 2019 | 70.61 |
| 2018 | 69.34 |
| 2017 | 71.34 |
| 2016 | 74.70 |
The tertiary school enrollment in Iceland is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Education spending, percent of GDP | 7.31 | 2022 | percent |
| Education spending, percent of government spending | 15.66 | 2022 | percent |
| Primary school completion rate | 98.62 | 2023 | percent |
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| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 1.01 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 0.96 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 1.52 | 2023 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 98.22 | 2023 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 108.91 | 2023 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 76.52 | 2023 | percent |
| PISA math scores | 458.914 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA reading scores | 435.923 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA science scores | 446.967 | 2022 | index points |