Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 24 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 85.7% to 1.30 '000 in Iceland in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 24 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Iceland reached an all time high of 1.30 '000 in 2016 and an all time low of 0.600 '000 in 2007. When compared to Iceland's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 24 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Denmark amounted to 32.0 '000, 66.4 '000 in Norway, 117 '000 in Sweden and 1,268 '000 in United Kingdom in 2016.
Iceland has been ranked 32nd within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 24 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total, 32 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 24 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Belgium | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 154 | 155 | 174 | 180 | 181 | ||||||||
| Denmark | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.2 | 23.6 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 29.9 | ||||||||
| Finland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.7 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 15.0 | 17.5 | ||||||||
| France | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,052 | 1,009 | 1,066 | 1,064 | 1,082 | ||||||||
| Germany | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 226 | 290 | 320 | 317 | 267 | ||||||||
| Iceland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.600 | 0.700 | 0.800 | 0.900 | 0.700 | ||||||
| Ireland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81.0 | 71.4 | 67.7 | 66.8 | 61.4 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 173 | 184 | 186 | 183 | 192 | ||||||||
| Norway | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.0 | 38.2 | 46.0 | 48.4 | 68.4 | ||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76.5 | 79.9 | 96.8 | 109 | 107 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,073 | 1,090 | 1,107 | 1,152 | 1,206 |
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