Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland

Iceland: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 98.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
98.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
69th
of 99 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
98.0%
in 2013
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 100 %1999: 100 %2000: 100 %2001: 100 %2002: 100 %2003: 100 %2004: 100 %2005: 100 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2008: 100 %2009: 100 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 98 %2014: 98.4 %2015: 98.5 %2016: 100 %2017: 98.6 %2018: 98.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland is 98.9%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2013.

Iceland ranks 69th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Iceland, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 100.0%
1999 100.0% +0.0%
2000 100.0% +0.0%
2001 100.0% +0.0%
2002 100.0% +0.0%
2003 100.0% +0.0%
2004 100.0% +0.0%
2005 100.0% +0.0%
2006 100.0% +0.0%
2007 100.0% +0.0%
2008 100.0% +0.0%
2009 100.0% +0.0%
2010 100.0% +0.0%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 98.0% -2.0%
2014 98.4% +0.4%
2015 98.5% +0.1%
2016 100.0% +1.5%
2017 98.6% -1.4%
2018 98.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 2
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2010s 99.2% 98.0% 100.0% 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 70 Germany 93.3% compare
  2. 71 Belgium 92.9% compare
  3. 72 Syria 85.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland?
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Iceland was 98.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
How does Iceland rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Iceland ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,232 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the post-secondary non-tertiary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.