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

0 5 year moving average, with Iceland ahead.

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

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.

Iceland vs Netherlands: GOAL 4: Quality Education

Iceland

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Netherlands

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Iceland rank

1st

Netherlands rank

1st

GOAL 4: Quality Education over time

Iceland
Netherlands

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Netherlands, 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 Iceland ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3173 5 year moving average	0.349 5 year moving average	0.0317 5 year moving average	Netherlands
2010s	0.3338 5 year moving average	0.609 5 year moving average	0.2752 5 year moving average	Netherlands
2020s	0.641 5 year moving average	0.809 5 year moving average	0.168 5 year moving average	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 4: quality education, Iceland or Netherlands?: Iceland, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Iceland and Netherlands?: 0 5 year moving average, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for goal 4: quality education?: Iceland ranks 1st and Netherlands 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