Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Iceland

Iceland: Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex was 34.1 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
34.1
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
34.1
in 2022
All-time low
15
in 2003
Years of data
7
2003–2022

Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Iceland, 2003–2022

01020302003201220222003: 152006: 16.92009: 172012: 21.52015: 23.62018: 20.72022: 34.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 34.1 for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Iceland peaked at 34.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2003.

That places Iceland 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.3 15 17 3
2010s 21.93 20.7 23.6 3
2020s 34.1 34.1 34.1 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 4 Romania 48.6 compare
  2. 5 Greece 47.2 compare
  3. 6 Serbia 43.1 compare
  4. 8 United States 33.9 compare
  5. 9 Slovak Republic 33.2 compare
  6. 10 Croatia 32.9 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places β†’

More reference data data for Iceland

All data for Iceland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Iceland?
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Iceland was 34.1 in 2022, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 34.1 in 2022.
What is the lowest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2003.
How does Iceland rank for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex?
Iceland ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2022.
Is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Iceland. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/low-achieving-15-year-olds-in-reading-mathematics-or-science-by-sex/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/low-achieving-15-year-olds-in-reading-mathematics-or-science-by-sex/iceland/">Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Iceland</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 247 data points, 2003–2022
Last refreshed