Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
63rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.84 GPIA
in 2005
All-time low
0.7902 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iceland stood at 1.02 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iceland peaked at 1.84 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7902 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Iceland 63rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.65 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.54 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.83 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 1.83 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.78 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.83 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.72 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.84 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.75 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | -36.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9317 GPIA | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8568 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9374 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7902 GPIA | -26.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9508 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.09 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -6.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 GPIA | 1.54 GPIA | 1.65 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.59 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.84 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.7902 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9508 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iceland?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Iceland was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7902 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Iceland ranks 63rd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release