Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iceland
Iceland: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 97.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Iceland is 97.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2021.
That places Iceland 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.2% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.8% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.3% | 98.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Iceland?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Iceland was 97.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.