Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 15.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iceland peaked at 20.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2015.
That places Iceland 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 19.0% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.0% | 16.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 112 Samoa 15.7% compare
- 113 Algeria 15.6% compare
- 114 South Africa 15.3% compare
- 116 Cape Verde 14.3% compare
- 117 Dominica 14.1% compare
- 118 Switzerland 14.0% compare
- 118 Qatar 14.0% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iceland?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Iceland was 15.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Iceland ranks 115th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release