Education spending per student in Iceland

In 2022, education spending per student in Iceland was 15,604 $, up from 15,443 $ in 2021. Explore the historical series and compare Iceland with other economies below.
Education spending per student
Primary to tertiary spending per student, in constant international dollars
Iceland
Year$
202215 604
202115 443
202015 812
201915 910
201815 527
201714 786
201613 657
201513 142
201412 710
201312 213
201211 878
201111 495
201011 334
200912 388
200813 336
2007
2006
200512 604
2004
2003
2002
2001
200010 158
How Iceland compares
Education spending per student compared with other countries
Education spending per student
About this indicator
This indicator measures spending on educational institutions per student, from primary to tertiary education. Spending covers both public and private educational institutions, all types of expenditure, and all funding sources: government, private sources (households and other non-educational private entities), and funds from the rest of the world. Student numbers are expressed as full-time equivalents (FTE), so part-time students are converted into an equivalent number of full-time students.
Values are expressed in constant 2020 international dollars. Constant means that the figures are adjusted for inflation, allowing comparisons over time. International dollars are based on Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs), which adjust for differences in price levels across countries. This makes the indicator useful for comparing the real resources devoted to education per student across countries and over time.
Sources and updates

Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the OECD Expenditure on educational institutions per full-time equivalent student dataset.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.