Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Iceland

Primary completion rate in Iceland in 2023 — 98.62%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 137. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 0.26 pp.

2023 98.62% −0.33 pp vs 2022
World rank 47of 137
Period maximum 99.71%2000
Period minimum 98.39%2020

Trend over time

1998–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Iceland, 1998–20239898.59999.51001998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 98.88%1999: 99.43%2000: 99.71%2001: 99.37%2002: 99.22%2003: 99.31%2004: 98.64%2005: 99.55%2006: 98.81%2007: 99.05%2008: 98.92%2009: 98.7%2010: 99.1%2011: 99.21%2012: 98.96%2013: 99.22%2014: 98.69%2015: 99.1%2016: 99.53%2017: 98.94%2018: 99.12%2019: 99.39%2020: 98.39%2021: 98.53%2022: 98.95%2023: 98.62%
Change over the period: −0.26 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 98.62%
World 87.32%
Northern Europe computed 100.59%
Primary completion rate — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 98.62 −0.33 pp
2022 98.95 +0.41 pp
2021 98.53 +0.14 pp
2020 98.39 −1 pp
2019 99.39 +0.27 pp
2018 99.12 +0.18 pp
2017 98.94 −0.59 pp
2016 99.53 +0.43 pp
2015 99.1 +0.41 pp
2014 98.69 −0.53 pp
2013 99.22 +0.27 pp
2012 98.96 −0.26 pp
2011 99.21 +0.11 pp
2010 99.1 +0.41 pp
2009 98.7 −0.22 pp
2008 98.92 −0.14 pp
2007 99.05 +0.25 pp
2006 98.81 −0.74 pp
2005 99.55 +0.9 pp
2004 98.64 −0.67 pp
2003 99.31 +0.09 pp
2002 99.22 −0.15 pp
2001 99.37 −0.34 pp
2000 99.71 +0.28 pp
1999 99.43 +0.54 pp
1998 98.88

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.