Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iceland
Iceland: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 57.9% in 2025. βΌ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iceland, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iceland stood at 57.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iceland peaked at 65.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 85th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.8% | 64.1% | 65.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 64.0% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 59.9% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 57.2% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 57.2% | 57.9% | 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, male (modelled data) in Iceland?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Iceland was 57.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Iceland ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release