Germany vs Iceland: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Germany

14.3 years

in 2023

Iceland

13.91 years

in 2023

Germany rank

1st

Iceland rank

4th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Germany currently reports 14.3 years against 13.91 years in Iceland, a difference of 0.3875 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 4th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.