Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.991 GPIA in 2013. ▬ Flat
Latest (2013)
0.991 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
20th
of 28 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.991 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
6
2007–2013
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland, 2007–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.991 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
That places Iceland 20th out of 28 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.991 GPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9991 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
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 0.991 GPIA in 2013, 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 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.991 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iceland ranks 20th out of 28 countries with data for 2013.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release