Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 100.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2012.
That places Iceland 1st out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.3% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong (China) 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% 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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2012.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 135 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 up 0.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release