Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education was 0.6091 LTPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in Iceland, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LTPIA.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.6091 LTPIA for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in Iceland peaked at 0.7629 LTPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6091 LTPIA, in 2022.
That places Iceland 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | LTPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7629 LTPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.7203 LTPIA | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6267 LTPIA | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7238 LTPIA | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6271 LTPIA | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6559 LTPIA | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6858 LTPIA | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6091 LTPIA | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7084 LTPIA | 0.6267 LTPIA | 0.7629 LTPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6562 LTPIA | 0.6271 LTPIA | 0.6858 LTPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6091 LTPIA | 0.6091 LTPIA | 0.6091 LTPIA | 1 |
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 proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in Iceland?
- Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education in Iceland was 0.6091 LTPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7629 LTPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6091 LTPIA in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
- Iceland ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, adjusted speaks language of the test parity index (LTPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release