Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iceland
Iceland: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.23 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iceland, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iceland stood at 1.23 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iceland peaked at 1.23 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9223 modelled data, in 1981.
Iceland ranks 22nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9427 modelled data | 0.9223 modelled data | 0.9681 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.9739 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 modelled data | 1.22 modelled data | 1.23 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iceland?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Iceland was 1.23 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9223 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Iceland rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Iceland ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release