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
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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. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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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