Secondary education, duration in Iceland
Iceland: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1970
All-time low
7 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 7 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Iceland peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1970.
That places Iceland 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 3,568 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2023)
- Labor force, female 45.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 242,507 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Iceland?
- Secondary education, duration in Iceland was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for secondary education, duration?
- Iceland ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.