School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 14.11 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.11 years
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
12th
of 208 countries
All-time high
15.51 years
in 2013
All-time low
10.97 years
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 14.11 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iceland peaked at 15.51 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.97 years, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 12th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.97 years | — |
| 1975 | 11.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 11.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 11.49 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 11.83 years | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 11.96 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 12.3 years | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 12.55 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 12.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 14.07 years | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 14.04 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 14 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 14.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.83 years | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 14.78 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.78 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.96 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.22 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.51 years | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 14.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 14.54 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.49 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.43 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.61 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.83 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 15.51 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 15.34 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.18 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.99 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.82 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.72 years | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.46 years | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 14.33 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 14.35 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 14.11 years | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.18 years | 10.97 years | 11.49 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.25 years | 11.83 years | 12.61 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 14.3 years | 14 years | 14.83 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.69 years | 14.43 years | 15.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.91 years | 14.46 years | 15.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.33 years | 14.11 years | 14.55 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 9 Australia 14.43 years compare
- 10 Denmark 14.3 years compare
- 11 Netherlands 14.25 years compare
- 13 New Zealand 13.97 years compare
- 14 United Kingdom 13.96 years compare
- 15 Uruguay 13.93 years 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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Iceland was 14.11 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.51 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.97 years in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release