Education in Iceland 140 indicators covering education for Iceland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 2 2024 unchanged 178th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 5 2024 down 28.6% 181st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 9 2024 unchanged 177th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 102.5% 2017 down 2.3% 81st Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 100.9% 2017 down 2.5% 100th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 0.1% 189th Number of adults with no formal education by region 100 people 2100 unchanged 198th Population by level of education 237,200 people 2100 up 6.3% 173rd Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 2012 — 175th Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 2012 — 175th School enrollment, secondary, private 15.5% 2023 up 14.7% 81st School enrollment, primary 99.8% 2017 up 1.8% 3rd Over-age students, primary 0.0% 2017 down 45.5% 187th School enrollment, primary, female 99.4% 2016 up 2.7% 3rd School enrollment, primary, male 99.5% 2016 up 1.9% 4th Over-age students, primary, male 0.0% 2017 down 37.8% 187th Over-age students, primary, female 0.0% 2017 down 59.3% 187th Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Progression to secondary school 99.7% 2011 down 0.1% 24th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.9% 2017 up 1.8% 3rd Primary education, pupils 48.6% 2017 down 0.9% 98th Tertiary education, academic staff 55.6% 2023 up 15.5% 19th Persistence to grade 5, female 98.5% 2021 down 0.6% 33rd Persistence to grade 5, male 100.0% 2021 up 2.3% 1st School enrollment, secondary 91.3% 2017 up 1.6% 38th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2011 unchanged 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 92.4% 2017 up 1.5% 36th School enrollment, secondary, male 90.2% 2017 up 1.6% 41st Progression to secondary school, female 99.3% 2011 down 0.2% 42nd Expenditure on tertiary education 19.9% 2016 up 10.8% 82nd Children out of school, primary 599 2023 up 66.9% 169th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.5% 2016 up 2.7% 11th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 99.6% 2016 up 1.9% 5th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 10.14 2015 — 187th Expenditure on secondary education 27.3% 2016 down 18.9% 106th Expenditure on primary education 27.9% 2016 down 19.3% 103rd Secondary education, pupils 48.9% 2017 down 2.4% 106th Children out of school, primary, female 284 2023 up 55.2% 166th Children out of school, primary, male 315 2023 up 79.0% 165th Adolescents out of school 1.6% 2023 up 79.2% 137th Current education expenditure, total 94.3% 2022 up 0.0% 49th Current education expenditure, primary 92.1% 2022 down 0.8% 77th Current education expenditure, secondary 95.3% 2022 down 0.0% 54th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 4.77 2015 down 24.5% 182nd Current education expenditure, tertiary 97.6% 2022 up 3.4% 22nd Adolescents out of school, female 1.8% 2023 up 78.4% 128th Adolescents out of school, male 1.4% 2023 up 80.9% 141st Net intake rate in grade 1 98.9% 2015 up 1.3% 3rd Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 8.71 2012 up 48.0% 152nd Net intake rate in grade 1, female 99.1% 2015 up 3.1% 3rd Net intake rate in grade 1, male 98.6% 2015 down 0.4% 3rd Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 80.2% 2023 up 14.9% 37th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 79.1% 2023 up 18.8% 31st Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 81.1% 2023 up 11.2% 36th Government expenditure per student, primary 22.1% 2016 down 12.5% 19th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 up 0.1% 1st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 up 0.1% 1st Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 40.1% 2023 up 20.7% 21st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →