Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 98 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Iceland, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Iceland stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Iceland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 10th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 7 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 France 1 GPIA compare
- 10 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 10 United States 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -7.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,908 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 660 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -7.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Iceland?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Iceland was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release