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Culture
- Two new religious organisations recognised in 2023 02/02/2024Two new religious organisations were recognised in Iceland in 2023, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and Parish of St. Bartholomew the Apostle. Figures have been updated.
- Experimental statistics: Success ratio in culture funds higher among legal entities 28/09/2023In 2022, 70% of applications to three major culture funds came from own account workers, 10% came from legal entities and 20% from private individuals. Meanwhile, the success ratio was highest among legal entities.
- Number of museum guests increased by 12% between 2020 and 2021 27/09/2023A total of 1.8 million guests visited museums and related activities in 2021, increasing by 12% from 2020. Proportionally the number increased the most at nature museums, by 54%. The number also increased at art museums and fish museums but for history museums the number decreased by 13%.
- Publication on museums and related activities postponed 13/09/2023Publication of a news release on museums and related activities 2021, which was scheduled today Wednesday 13 September, has been postponed until further notice.
- Operating revenues in cultural and creative industries 126 billion ISK in 2021 10/05/2023Operating revenues in cultural and creative industries were 126 billion ISK in 2021, increasing by 5.6% from 2020 (numbers are adjusted for inflation). The operating revenues were highest for film and TV, or 22% of the total amount.
Education
- Highest number of graduates at the tertiary level 18/03/2024There were 5,458 graduates with 5,488 graduations at the tertiary level of education during the 2021-2022 school year, around 240 more than in the previous year (4.6%). Never before has the number of graduations with a master’s degree been higher, or 1,807. An increase of 5.0% from the previous year.
- The effects of Covid-19 on school days in compulsory education were greatest in the spring of 2020 19/02/2024The Covid-19 pandemic greatly influenced the operation of schools in Iceland from the spring of 2020 and the following two school years but did not have any effect on school days in the 2022-2023 school year.
- More participants in lifelong learning in 2022 16/11/2023Around 52,600 inhabitants in Iceland aged 25-64 took part in lifelong learning in 2022, 26.7% of the population in this age group. That is an increase of 18.5% from the previous year, and participation in lifelong learning was greater in 2022 than it was just before the Covid-19 pandemic.
- More than half of 25-64 year old women with tertiary education 14/11/2023The number of 25-64 year olds with tertiary education has increased by more than 16 percentage points since 2003. A total of 84,700 persons had completed tertiary education in 2022, almost 43% of the population in this age group. In the same time period, there was a decrease by about 13 percentage points among those […]
- Women the majority of university teachers 26/09/2023There were 3,669 staff members in schools at the tertiary level working 2,844 full-time equivalent jobs in November 2022, a decrease of 258 from the previous year. Teachers were 2,324 working 1,521 full-time equivalent jobs. Women were the majority of personnel (57.2%) and have been more numerous among teachers since the 2018-2019 school year.
Labour
- Unemployment 3.5% in February 27/03/2024A total of 8,200 individuals were unemployed in February 2024 according to seasonally adjusted results from the Icelandic Labour Force Survey. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5% in February, the employment rate was 78.4% and the activity rate was 81.3%.
- The number of employed in January increased by 3.1% between years 08/03/2024In total, 213,000 individuals were employed in the Icelandic labour market in January 2024, according to register-based data. The number of employed increased by around 6,300 between years, which corresponds to an increase of 3.1%. The number of employed females in January was around 100,200 and the number of males was around 112,900. Figures have […]
- Publication of statistics on Register based employment in January 2024 postponed 05/03/2024Publication of statistics on Register based employment in January 2024, which was scheduled today 6 March 2024, has been postponed until 8 March.
- Unemployment 4.2% in January 21/02/2024A total of 9,600 individuals were unemployed in January 2024 according to seasonally adjusted results from the Icelandic Labour Force Survey. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2% in January, the employment rate was 77.7% and the activity rate was 81.1%. The unemployment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points between months while the employment rate […]
- Unemployment was 3.4% in 2023 15/02/2024On average, there were 226,900 people in the Icelandic labour market in the year 2023. Of those, around 219,300 were employed and around 7,600 unemployed and looking for a job. The activity rate was 80.5%, the employment rate 77.8% and the unemployment rate 3.4%.