Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.5395 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.5395 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland peaked at 0.5869 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4503 LPIA, in 2004.
That places Iceland 36th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4761 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4533 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4938 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4503 LPIA | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4573 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5601 LPIA | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5815 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5638 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5283 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5819 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.544 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4987 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5869 LPIA | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5379 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5508 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5214 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5395 LPIA | +3.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.5395 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.5395 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4662 LPIA | 0.4503 LPIA | 0.4938 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5557 LPIA | 0.4987 LPIA | 0.5869 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5374 LPIA | 0.5214 LPIA | 0.5508 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland was 0.5395 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5869 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4503 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iceland ranks 36th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release