Germany vs Iceland: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Germany

98.4%

in 2020

Iceland

98.2%

in 2020

Germany rank

34th

Iceland rank

37th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Germany currently reports 98.4% against 98.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 34th and Iceland ranks 37th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.