Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Iceland is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2011.
That places Iceland 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Iceland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Iceland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Iceland was 100.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.