Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female was 4.4 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Iceland stood at 4.4. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Iceland peaked at 4.4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.95, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 34th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.95 | — |
| 1965 | 1.19 | +25.3% |
| 1970 | 1.54 | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 1.86 | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 2.2 | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 2.57 | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 2.93 | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 3.28 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 3.56 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 4.07 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 | 0.95 | 1.19 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 1.54 | 1.86 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.38 | 2.2 | 2.57 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.1 | 2.93 | 3.28 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.82 | 3.56 | 4.07 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,815 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female in Iceland was 4.4 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.95 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females over age 15.