Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 6.81% to 73.7 '000 in Iceland in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Iceland reached an all time high of 73.7 '000 in 2016 and an all time low of 34.9 '000 in 2006. When compared to Iceland's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Denmark amounted to 1,229 '000, 1,333 '000 in Norway, 2,373 '000 in Sweden and 15,435 '000 in United Kingdom in 2016.
Iceland has been ranked 31st within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,216 | 2,213 | 2,276 | 2,294 | 2,401 | ||||||||
| Denmark | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,053 | 1,063 | 1,088 | 1,111 | 1,166 | ||||||||
| Finland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,222 | 1,262 | 1,275 | 1,311 | 1,360 | ||||||||
| France | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,011 | 10,369 | 10,782 | 11,353 | 12,142 | ||||||||
| Germany | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13,598 | 13,955 | 14,303 | 14,554 | 13,887 | ||||||||
| Iceland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.3 | 57.3 | 60.1 | 63.0 | 65.3 | ||||||||
| Ireland | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 939 | 969 | 1,021 | 1,061 | 1,041 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,130 | 3,132 | 3,230 | 3,295 | 3,371 | ||||||||
| Norway | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,040 | 1,076 | 1,120 | 1,168 | 1,259 | ||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,847 | 1,922 | 1,974 | 2,062 | 2,185 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,118 | 12,579 | 13,483 | 13,898 | 14,365 |
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