Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.6297 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6297 LPIA
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
31st
of 87 countries
All-time high
0.7246 LPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.4669 LPIA
in 2001
Years of data
18
2000–2023
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.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4707 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.4669 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.54 LPIA | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5049 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5079 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6268 LPIA | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7246 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6293 LPIA | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.666 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6428 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6978 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6953 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6252 LPIA | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6835 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6106 LPIA | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6592 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6145 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6297 LPIA | +2.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.6297 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.6297 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 28 Latvia 0.6656 LPIA compare
- 29 Philippines 0.6605 LPIA compare
- 30 Lithuania 0.6376 LPIA compare
- 32 Poland 0.6265 LPIA compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 0.6076 LPIA compare
- 34 South Korea 0.5908 LPIA compare
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 0.6297 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