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Education
LANDSHAGIR 2018 STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF ICELAND 2018
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education have increased in recent years,
and were 742 in 2011–2012.
Fewer graduates with the journeyman’s exam
but more masters of a certified trade
A total of 6,118 students graduated with
6,761 graduations from the upper second-
ary level of education during the school
year 2011–2012, an increase of 534 gradu-
ates from the previous year, by 9.6%. The
increase was mainly due to more gradua-
tions from various shorter programmes
and to the larger number of graduates
with the matriculation exam. Females
were more numerous than males, 54.5%
of graduates. There were 518 graduations
with the journeyman’s exam, 42 (7.5%) less
than in the previous year. Males were 73.7%
of those completing the journeyman’s
exam. The number of graduations with the
journeyman’s exam has decreased by 218
(29.6%) since the 2008–2009 school year.
Fewer graduates from the tertiary level
of education
There were 4,079 graduates with 4,108
graduations at the tertiary level of educa-
tion in 2011–2012. Females were 64.4% of
graduates. The number of graduates at the
tertiary level decreased by 225 (5.2%) from
the previous year. The reduction is mostly
found in graduates in the field of educa-
tion, where there were 451 fewer graduates
than in the previous year, probably caused
by changes in the organization of teacher’s
education.

There were 2.594 graduations with a first
tertiary degree, 140 more than in the previ-
ous year (5.7%). The number of graduates
with a diploma after a Bachelor degree
decreased by 54.2%, down to 247. Students
acquiring a teaching licence have usually
been most numerous among those earning
this diploma. In addition, 1,137 completed
a master’s degree, down by 56 (4.7%) from
the previous school year.

There were 41 Ph.D. graduates during the
2011–2012 school year, 21 males and 20
females. Five of the males and twelve of
the females were 40 years or older when
graduating with the Ph.D. Seven fewer
graduated with a Ph.D. than in the previ-
ous school year (14.6%).
Never more children and staff in pre-primary
schools
There were 5,826 staff members working
5,099 full-time equivalent jobs in 256 pre-
primary schools in December 2013, an
increase of 2.8% from the previous year. At
the same time 19,713 children attended pre-
primary schools, more than ever before in
Iceland. The number of pre-school children
increased by 98 from December 2012,
by 0.5%. More than 83% of 1–5 year old
children attended pre-primary education,
the highest proportion ever.