Education in Iceland 140 indicators covering education for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 66.5% 2025 up 0.6% 67th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 0-14 17.5% 2025 down 13.2% 147th Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th School enrollment, primary 98.2% 2023 down 0.6% 123rd Primary education, teachers 3,568 2023 up 18.9% 164th School enrollment, primary, female 98.2% 2023 down 0.5% 117th School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% 2023 down 0.7% 125th Labor force, total 242,507 2025 up 19.8% 172nd Labor force, female 45.6% 2025 down 3.8% 93rd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2020 up 0.1% 45th School enrollment, secondary 108.9% 2023 down 10.8% 25th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.8 per 1,000 2024 down 5.3% 173rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 down 14.3% 170th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 down 40.0% 190th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.2 per 1,000 2024 down 33.3% 193rd School enrollment, secondary, female 106.3% 2023 down 14.1% 41st School enrollment, secondary, male 111.4% 2023 down 7.5% 22nd School enrollment, tertiary 76.5% 2023 down 2.4% 40th School enrollment, primary, private 3.3% 2023 up 4.5% 161st School enrollment, preprimary 95.1% 2020 down 1.3% 37th School enrollment, tertiary, male 50.5% 2023 down 12.2% 68th School enrollment, tertiary, female 104.2% 2023 up 3.7% 17th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9623 GPI 2020 down 5.3% 152nd School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.52 GPI 2023 up 6.1% 12th Primary completion rate, female 98.4% 2023 down 0.7% 57th Primary completion rate, male 98.9% 2023 down 0.5% 50th Government expenditure on education, total 7.3% 2022 down 3.6% 14th Secondary education, general pupils 28,393 2017 up 3.5% 167th Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.8% 2023 down 0.8% 41st School enrollment, preprimary, female 94.0% 2020 down 1.3% 39th School enrollment, preprimary, male 96.2% 2020 down 1.2% 32nd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.9% 2019 up 0.8% 31st Government expenditure on education, total 15.7% 2022 down 1.4% 54th Secondary education, general pupils 52.0% 2017 down 0.2% 25th Lower secondary completion rate, female 97.6% 2023 down 0.7% 47th Lower secondary completion rate, male 97.9% 2023 down 0.9% 38th Children out of school 1.8% 2023 up 51.9% 126th Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Primary education, pupils 32,314 2023 up 9.3% 174th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Secondary education, pupils 37,056 2023 down 3.1% 169th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 98.2% 2019 down 0.5% 43rd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 99.6% 2019 up 2.2% 14th Secondary education, vocational pupils 6,768 2017 down 3.3% 137th Number of under-five deaths, male 6 2024 unchanged 185th Number of under-five deaths, female 6 2024 up 20.0% 184th Number of infant deaths, male 5 2024 unchanged 185th Number of infant deaths, female 4 2024 unchanged 185th Children out of school, female 1.8% 2023 up 41.7% 138th Children out of school, male 1.9% 2023 up 62.3% 139th Secondary education, vocational pupils 36.2% 2017 down 15.0% 136th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 101.7% 2017 down 2.4% 97th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.9% 2025 down 1.5% 119th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.6% 2025 down 8.9% 125th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.4% 2025 down 17.3% 143rd Primary education, teachers 81.5% 2023 down 0.3% 78th Repeaters, primary, total 0.0% 2012 — 178th Persistence to grade 5, total 99.3% 2021 up 0.8% 24th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 0 2024 down 100.0% 186th Page 1 of 3 Next →