Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
9th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.9982 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
17
2007–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Iceland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9982 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Iceland 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 6 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 7 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 11 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 12 Lithuania 1 GPIA 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 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9982 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Iceland ranks 9th out of 37 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 0.2%. 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, non-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