Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9897 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.9897 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7501 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Iceland 40th out of 107 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 rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7621 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7706 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7501 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.839 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9268 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9137 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9376 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.914 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9301 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9607 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9604 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9582 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.992 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9903 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9887 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9897 GPIA | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7621 GPIA | 0.7621 GPIA | 0.7621 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7866 GPIA | 0.7501 GPIA | 0.839 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9484 GPIA | 0.9137 GPIA | 0.992 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9957 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 37 Italy 0.9915 GPIA compare
- 38 Ecuador 0.9915 GPIA compare
- 39 Kazakhstan 0.9903 GPIA compare
- 41 Paraguay 0.9883 GPIA compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 0.9859 GPIA compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 0.9859 GPIA 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)
- 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 upper secondary education or in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland was 0.9897 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7501 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 40th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release