Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9992 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 lower secondary education or 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% |
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
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 16 Slovenia 0.9991 LPIA compare
- 17 Czechia 0.999 LPIA compare
- 18 Palestine, State of 0.9979 LPIA 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (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