Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.5711 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5711 GPIA
Change on year
down 23.3%
World rank
43rd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.9474 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.4464 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Iceland, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Iceland stood at 0.5711 GPIA.
The figure is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Iceland peaked at 0.9474 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4464 GPIA, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 43rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4464 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.5861 GPIA | +31.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4573 GPIA | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4801 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9474 GPIA | +97.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8636 GPIA | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.514 GPIA | -40.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4837 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7444 GPIA | +53.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5711 GPIA | -23.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.5711 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 83% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.5711 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 74% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6301 GPIA | 0.4464 GPIA | 0.9474 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5783 GPIA | 0.4837 GPIA | 0.7444 GPIA | 4 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Iceland was 0.5711 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9474 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4464 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release