Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 35.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 35.8% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland peaked at 36.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2011.
Iceland ranks 17th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.0% | 36.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 32.7% | 35.8% | 4 |
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)
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland was 35.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Iceland ranks 17th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release