Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 1999
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland peaked at 1 LPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1999.
Iceland ranks 14th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 11 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 14 France 1 LPIA compare
- 14 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Russia 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 14 Ukraine 1 LPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland was 1 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iceland ranks 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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