Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 82.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland is 82.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 82.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2001.
Iceland ranks 32nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.8% | — |
| 2001 | 71.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 71.6% | 77.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 74.6% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 79.1% | 82.8% | 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)
- 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 82.7% 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 82.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 108 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 8.9%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release