Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Iceland, 2014β2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Iceland is 1.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Iceland peaked at 1.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
That places Iceland 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 12 Norway 1.5% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 1.3% compare
- 14 United Kingdom 1.3% compare
- 16 Denmark 1.3% compare
- 17 Austria 1.2% compare
- 18 Netherlands 1.1% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Iceland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Iceland was 1.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.