Iceland vs Lower middle income: Primary education, duration

Iceland

7 years

in 2025

Lower middle income

6 years

in 2025

Iceland rank

3rd

Lower middle income rank

2nd

Primary education, duration over time

Iceland currently reports 7 years against 6 years in Lower middle income, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Iceland ranks 3rd and Lower middle income ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.