What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between France and Iceland?

0 5 year moving average, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Iceland: GOAL 4: Quality Education

France

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Iceland

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

France rank

1st

Iceland rank

1st

GOAL 4: Quality Education over time

France
Iceland

How they compare

France currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Iceland, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was France ahead.

France ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 214 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.495 5 year moving average	0.3173 5 year moving average	0.1777 5 year moving average	France
2010s	0.619 5 year moving average	0.3338 5 year moving average	0.2852 5 year moving average	France
2020s	0.809 5 year moving average	0.641 5 year moving average	0.168 5 year moving average	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 4: quality education, France or Iceland?: France, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between France and Iceland?: 0 5 year moving average, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do France and Iceland rank globally for goal 4: quality education?: France ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database