Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iceland
Iceland: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 75.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iceland, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iceland is 75.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iceland peaked at 75.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 1981.
That places Iceland 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.1% | 59.1% | 63.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 63.9% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 69.4% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 69.1% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 73.3% | 75.2% | 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, female (modelled data) in Iceland?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Iceland was 75.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 1981.
- How does Iceland rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Iceland ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release