Labor force with advanced education in Iceland
Iceland: Labor force with advanced education was 86.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Iceland, 1999–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 86.5% for labor force with advanced education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Iceland peaked at 94.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2023.
That places Iceland 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 94.2% | — |
| 2000 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 90.1% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 90.0% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.5% | 88.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 7 Uganda 87.2% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.9% compare
- 9 Paraguay 86.8% compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.2% compare
- 12 Seychelles 86.2% compare
- 13 Montenegro 85.6% compare
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 labor force with advanced education in Iceland?
- Labor force with advanced education in Iceland was 86.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).