Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.6297 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland stood at 0.6297 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland peaked at 0.7246 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4669 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Iceland 31st out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4981 LPIA | 0.4669 LPIA | 0.54 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6657 LPIA | 0.6252 LPIA | 0.7246 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6285 LPIA | 0.6106 LPIA | 0.6592 LPIA | 4 |
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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 0.6297 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 0.7246 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4669 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iceland ranks 31st out of 87 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 up 0.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release