Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.9066 NPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland is 0.9066 NPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland peaked at 1.11 NPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9051 NPIA, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 24th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 NPIA | 0.9051 NPIA | 1.11 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9843 NPIA | 0.9066 NPIA | 1.04 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 21 Norway 0.9999 NPIA compare
- 22 United States 0.9609 NPIA compare
- 23 Lithuania, Republic of 0.9498 NPIA compare
- 25 Germany 0.8962 NPIA compare
- 26 Belgium 0.8769 NPIA compare
- 27 Croatia, Republic of 0.8652 NPIA 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland was 0.9066 NPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 NPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9051 NPIA in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Iceland ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release