Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.594 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.594 GPIA
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
32nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.9559 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.402 GPIA
in 2021
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
Iceland recorded 0.594 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Iceland peaked at 0.9559 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.402 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Iceland 32nd out of 49 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.457 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.5821 GPIA | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4287 GPIA | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5276 GPIA | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9559 GPIA | +81.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9247 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5175 GPIA | -44.0% |
| 2021 | 0.402 GPIA | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7153 GPIA | +77.9% |
| 2023 | 0.594 GPIA | -17.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.594 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.594 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7226 GPIA, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.646 GPIA | 0.4287 GPIA | 0.9559 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5572 GPIA | 0.402 GPIA | 0.7153 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 0.594 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 0.9559 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.402 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 49 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 30.0%. 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, 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