Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 78.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland is 78.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 81.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2009.
That places Iceland 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 67.3% | 72.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 67.7% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 74.8% | 81.5% | 3 |
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)
- 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 78.2% 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 81.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 19th out of 36 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 2.7%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release