Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4303 LPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland stood at 0.4303 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland peaked at 0.5301 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3656 LPIA, in 2018.
That places Iceland 45th out of 91 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.428 LPIA | 0.428 LPIA | 0.428 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4457 LPIA | 0.407 LPIA | 0.4825 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4448 LPIA | 0.3656 LPIA | 0.5301 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4246 LPIA | 0.4081 LPIA | 0.4469 LPIA | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland was 0.4303 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 0.5301 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3656 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iceland ranks 45th out of 91 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 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release