Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.9132 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland stood at 0.9132 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 0.9132 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6616 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Iceland 27th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6861 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.6616 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7619 LPIA | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8028 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8722 LPIA | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7963 LPIA | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8205 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8193 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.802 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8037 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8061 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7871 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7979 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9107 LPIA | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9132 LPIA | +0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.9132 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.9132 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6861 LPIA | 0.6861 LPIA | 0.6861 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7421 LPIA | 0.6616 LPIA | 0.8028 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8134 LPIA | 0.7871 LPIA | 0.8722 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8739 LPIA | 0.7979 LPIA | 0.9132 LPIA | 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 0.9132 LPIA 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 0.9132 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6616 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 27th out of 105 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 14.7%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release