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 19 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 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2011.
That places Iceland 1st out of 101 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% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 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 99.8% in 2011.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 101 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release