Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland, 2007–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland is 100.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2013.
Iceland ranks 1st of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 100.0% | — |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland was 100.0% in 2015, 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 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2015.
- 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release