Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Iceland
Iceland: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 50.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Iceland, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Iceland is 50.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Iceland peaked at 50.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2014.
That places Iceland 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.3% | 42.6% | 49.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 47.7% | 50.6% | 4 |
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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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Iceland?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Iceland was 50.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release