School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland
Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 17.02 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 17.02 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland peaked at 18.6 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.7 years, in 1971.
Iceland ranks 23rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.7 years | — |
| 1975 | 12.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 13.02 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 13.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 13.43 years | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 13.63 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 13.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 13.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 15.43 years | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 15.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16.38 years | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 16.16 years | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 16.35 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.33 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.71 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 17.23 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 16.88 years | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 17.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.97 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.7 years | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 16.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.35 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 17.63 years | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.09 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.6 years | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 18.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.23 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.92 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 17.69 years | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.48 years | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.16 years | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.83 years | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 17.63 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.02 years | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9 years | 12.7 years | 13.03 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 13.68 years | 13.43 years | 13.9 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 15.81 years | 15.43 years | 16.38 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 16.77 years | 16.33 years | 17.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.86 years | 17.16 years | 18.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.41 years | 17.02 years | 17.83 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 to tertiary, male in Iceland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland was 17.02 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7 years in 1971.
- How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release