Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.607 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.607 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland peaked at 0.6539 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5635 LPIA, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 34th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6251 LPIA | 0.5886 LPIA | 0.6539 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.594 LPIA | 0.5635 LPIA | 0.6118 LPIA | 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 0.607 LPIA 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 0.6539 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5635 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 72 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 down 5.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release