This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4).

Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of institutions providing adult education from public sources can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.

Notes

The tables above present numbers of legal entities (not local sites).

There are two types of upper secondary schools: class-bases schools for general education and credit-based schools for either general education or vocational educational programmes. In addition there are a few upper secondary schools that offer programmes for specialised VET and journeyman education (ISCED 4 levels)

Upper secondary education is funded and managed by the central government although a handful are government dependent private institutions.

There are only two compulsory schools in Iceland dedicated for special needs education. Both are in Reykjavík. All compulsory level schools (ISCED 1-2 levels) offer students support in case of specific learning difficulties, emotional or social difficulties or disabilities. 

There is no upper secondary school in Icelnad specially for pupils with learning disabilities but most upper secondary schools in Iceland offer pupils with learning disabilities either general or vocational programmes and some offer both.