Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 15.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland is 15.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Iceland peaked at 17.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 37th of 95 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.5% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.5% | 16.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 34 Malta 17.8% compare
- 35 Poland 17.7% compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 17.2% compare
- 38 Philippines 15.5% compare
- 39 Brunei Darussalam 15.3% compare
- 40 Armenia 15.2% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (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 15.9% 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 17.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Iceland ranks 37th out of 95 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 0.9%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release