Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Iceland
Iceland: Employment by educational attainment level - annual data was 18 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
22nd
of 40 countries
All-time high
18 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
14 Thousand persons
in 2021
Years of data
5
2021–2025
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Iceland, 2021–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Iceland is 18 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over five years.
That places Iceland 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 Thousand persons | — |
| 2022 | 16 Thousand persons | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 14 Thousand persons | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 15 Thousand persons | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 18 Thousand persons | +20.0% |
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More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Iceland?
- Employment by educational attainment level - annual data in Iceland was 18 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 Thousand persons in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for employment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Iceland ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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