Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Iceland

Iceland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 4,555 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4,555 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
95th
of 105 countries
All-time high
5,454 number
in 2014
All-time low
4,555 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Iceland, 2013–2018

02.0k4.0k6.0k2013201520182013: 5.4k number2014: 5.5k number2015: 5.2k number2016: 5.0k number2017: 4.7k number2018: 4.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Iceland stood at 4,555 number. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Iceland ranks 95th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number) in Iceland, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 5,399 number —
2014 5,454 number +1.0%
2015 5,168 number -5.2%
2016 4,960 number -4.0%
2017 4,683 number -5.6%
2018 4,555 number -2.7%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 4,555 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 81,294 number, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 4,555 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84,260 number, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 92 Cyprus 12,066 number compare
  2. 93 Macao 10,984 number compare
  3. 94 Qatar 5,389 number compare
  4. 96 Cape Verde 4,528 number compare
  5. 97 Malta 3,982 number compare
  6. 98 Lesotho 3,762 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Iceland?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Iceland was 4,555 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 5,454 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,555 number in 2018.
How does Iceland rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
Iceland ranks 95th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.