Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.4751 LPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Iceland, 2014β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Iceland stood at 0.4751 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Iceland peaked at 0.4751 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3651 LPIA, in 2020.
That places Iceland 23rd out of 56 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4297 LPIA | 0.4052 LPIA | 0.4684 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4321 LPIA | 0.3651 LPIA | 0.4751 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (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 0.4751 LPIA in 2022, 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 0.4751 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3651 LPIA in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 56 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, 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