Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Iceland
Iceland: Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 97.62 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.62
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 62 countries
All-time high
97.62
in 2023
All-time low
97.08
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Iceland, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 97.62 for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iceland peaked at 97.62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.08, in 1993.
Iceland ranks 31st of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.11 | 97.08 | 97.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.19 | 97.16 | 97.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.31 | 97.24 | 97.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.55 | 97.5 | 97.62 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 28 Montenegro 97.99 compare
- 29 Malta 97.98 compare
- 30 Armenia 97.86 compare
- 32 Palestine, State of 97.58 compare
- 33 North Macedonia 97.56 compare
- 34 Estonia 96.95 compare
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 lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iceland?
- Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Iceland was 97.62 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.08 in 1993.
- How does Iceland rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Iceland ranks 31st out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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