Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.9143 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland is 0.9143 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5794 GPIA, in 1999.
Iceland ranks 57th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5794 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6494 GPIA | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6482 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8335 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8861 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9012 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9156 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9734 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9718 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9697 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8967 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9143 GPIA | +2.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.9143 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.9143 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5794 GPIA | 0.5794 GPIA | 0.5794 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7104 GPIA | 0.6482 GPIA | 0.8335 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9443 GPIA | 0.8861 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9269 GPIA | 0.8967 GPIA | 0.9697 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 upper secondary education or in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland was 0.9143 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 1.02 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5794 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 57th 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 3.2%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release