Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Iceland
Iceland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female was 81.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 81.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Iceland peaked at 82.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2001.
Iceland ranks 23rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.5% | — |
| 2000 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | -0.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 81.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 81.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 55.2% | 64.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 69.1% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 78.4% | 82.3% | 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 81.9% 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 82.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Iceland ranks 23rd 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 17.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release