Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.9992 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9992 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
15th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9854 LPIA
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland stood at 0.9992 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 1 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9854 LPIA, in 2015.
That places Iceland 15th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9854 LPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9934 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9966 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9883 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9949 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9992 LPIA | -0.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.9992 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9848 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.9992 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9853 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9932 LPIA | 0.9854 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9999 LPIA | 0.9949 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 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 lower secondary education or in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland was 0.9992 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9854 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release