Iceland vs Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Iceland
99.8%
in 2018
Ireland
99.8%
in 2020
Iceland rank
10th
Ireland rank
8th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Iceland
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Ireland ahead.
Iceland ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 8th of 37 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Iceland or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Iceland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Iceland and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ireland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Ireland rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iceland ranks 10th and Ireland ranks 8th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release