Iceland vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male

Iceland
99.6%
in 2019
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
98.2%
in 2023
Iceland rank
14th
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
14th

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male over time

  • Iceland
  • WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 99.6% against 98.2% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 14th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 14th of 164 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 98.0% 95.5% 2.6% Iceland
2000s 97.5% 97.0% 0.5% Iceland
2010s 98.2% 96.1% 2.2% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male, Iceland or WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Iceland, at 99.6% against 98.2% in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male between Iceland and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
1.4%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do Iceland and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
Iceland ranks 14th and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
384 places, 13,511 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release