Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland is 1 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 1 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9898 LPIA, in 2016.
Iceland ranks 11th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.9963 LPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.9898 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9926 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9983 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9951 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.996 LPIA | 0.9898 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9999 LPIA | 0.9951 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 8 Norway 1.01 LPIA compare
- 9 Switzerland 1.01 LPIA compare
- 10 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.9998 LPIA compare
- 14 Czechia 0.9988 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 1 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 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9898 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 11th 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 0.7%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release