Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 42.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland, 2005β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland stood at 42.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland peaked at 45.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2005.
That places Iceland 26th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 30.2% | 42.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 36.0% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 41.3% | 44.4% | 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)
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Iceland was 42.2% 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 45.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 108 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 12.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release