Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 27.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
27.5%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
25th
of 112 countries
All-time high
32.0%
in 2018
All-time low
26.9%
in 2022
Years of data
9
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland stood at 27.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Iceland peaked at 32.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 25th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.9% | — |
| 2015 | 27.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 27.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 27.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.9% | 32.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 26.9% | 31.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 27.5% 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 32.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Iceland ranks 25th out of 112 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 down 1.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release