Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9898 LPIA
in 2016
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
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 … female lower location LPIA 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% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9786 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9839 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.9998 LPIA compare
- 14 Czechia 0.9988 LPIA compare
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 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