Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9753 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, 2000–2023
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 0.9753 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 0.9967 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7237 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Iceland 63rd out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7769 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7385 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7237 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7909 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7844 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8234 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8904 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9294 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9397 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9107 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9127 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9275 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9566 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9558 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9617 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9941 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9918 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.976 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9904 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9753 GPIA | -1.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.9753 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.9753 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8175 GPIA | 0.7237 GPIA | 0.9294 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9506 GPIA | 0.9107 GPIA | 0.9967 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9834 GPIA | 0.9753 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.9753 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 0.9967 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7237 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 63rd out of 137 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 6.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release