How many university students are there in Iceland? Over the past decade, the number of students enrolled in higher education in Iceland fluctuated but increased overall. The fewest number of students was recorded in 2017, amounting to 17,908 students, and the highest number was measured in 2020, with a little bit over 22 thousand students.
Number of university students in Iceland from 2010 to 2020
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Statistics on Education in Iceland
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Educational attainment in Iceland 2021
- Basic Statistic Educational attainment in Iceland 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Educational attainment in Iceland 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Population in Iceland 2021, by level of education
- Premium Statistic Share of GDP spent on education in Europe 2020
- Basic Statistic Government expenditure on education in Iceland 2000-2020
Pre-primary education
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- Premium Statistic Number of children in pre-primary schools in Iceland, 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of foreign children in pre-primary schools in Iceland, 2021, by citizenship
- Premium Statistic Number of foreign children in pre-primary schools in Iceland, 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of personnel in pre-primary schools in Iceland, 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of personnel in pre-primary schools in Iceland, 2021, by gender
Primary education
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- Premium Statistic Total number of primary schools in Iceland 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of primary schools in Iceland 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of pupils in primary schools in Iceland 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Pupils in primary schools in Iceland with another mother tongue 2021, by language
- Premium Statistic Number of teachers in primary schools in Iceland 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of teachers in primary schools in Iceland 2000-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Pupils per teacher in primary schools in Iceland 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Regular average annual earnings of primary school teachers in Iceland 2014-2021
Upper secondary education
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- Premium Statistic Number of students in upper secondary schools in Iceland 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of students in upper secondary schools in Iceland 2000-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of students in upper secondary schools in Iceland 2020, by subject
- Premium Statistic Number of graduated students in upper secondary schools in Iceland 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of graduates from upper secondary schools in Iceland 2000-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Regular average yearly earnings of secondary education teachers in Iceland 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic High school students' attitudes to reading in Iceland 2018, by gender
- Premium Statistic Reading performance in Iceland 2018, by socio-economic background
Higher education
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- Basic Statistic Number of university students in Iceland 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of university students in Iceland 2010-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of university students in Iceland 2020, by subject and gender
- Premium Statistic Number of Icelanders studying abroad 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of Icelanders studying abroad 2020, by subject
- Premium Statistic Number of tertiary level graduates from universities in Iceland 2000-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Tertiary level graduations from universities in Iceland 2020, by subject
- Premium Statistic Regular average annual earnings of higher education teachers in Iceland 2014-2021
Well-being
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Statistics Iceland. (December 22, 2021). Number of university students in Iceland from 2010 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112463/number-of-university-students-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. "Number of university students in Iceland from 2010 to 2020." Chart. December 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112463/number-of-university-students-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. (2021). Number of university students in Iceland from 2010 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112463/number-of-university-students-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland. "Number of University Students in Iceland from 2010 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112463/number-of-university-students-in-iceland/
Statistics Iceland, Number of university students in Iceland from 2010 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112463/number-of-university-students-in-iceland/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Number of university students in Iceland from 2010 to 2020 [Graph], Statistics Iceland, December 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1112463/number-of-university-students-in-iceland/