Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 99.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 132 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2021
All-time low
96.3%
in 2007
Years of data
14
2005–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 99.6% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2007.
Iceland ranks 4th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 96.6% | — |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.3% | 97.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 96.9% | 99.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Cook Islands 89.5% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Czechia 99.9% compare
- 3 United Kingdom 99.8% compare
- 5 Slovak Republic 99.5% compare
- 6 Norway 99.4% compare
- 7 Slovenia 99.4% 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 99.6% 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 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 132 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 0.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release