Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9887 NPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, 2007β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland is 0.9887 NPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 1.16 NPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9887 NPIA, in 2023.
That places Iceland 18th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 NPIA | 1.09 NPIA | 1.16 NPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.05 NPIA | 1.01 NPIA | 1.11 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 NPIA | 0.9887 NPIA | 1.04 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 upper secondary education or in Iceland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland was 0.9887 NPIA 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 1.16 NPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9887 NPIA in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 18th out of 37 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 down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release