Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA was 0.3281 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3281 LPIA
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
36th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.4031 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.2524 LPIA
in 2018
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Iceland, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.3281 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Iceland peaked at 0.4031 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2524 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Iceland 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3045 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.4031 LPIA | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 0.389 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3492 LPIA | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2524 LPIA | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3137 LPIA | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3066 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.313 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3751 LPIA | +19.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3281 LPIA | -12.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.3281 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.417 LPIA, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.3281 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4005 LPIA, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3353 LPIA | 0.2524 LPIA | 0.4031 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3307 LPIA | 0.3066 LPIA | 0.3751 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 master's or equivalent in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Iceland was 0.3281 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4031 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2524 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Iceland ranks 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 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