Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.96 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iceland stood at 0.96. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iceland peaked at 0.96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 1960.
That places Iceland 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.11 | — |
| 1965 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.15 | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.26 | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 0.32 | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 0.38 | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.47 | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 0.58 | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.76 | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.175 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.425 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.76 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 13 New Zealand 0.97 compare
- 15 Greece 0.95 compare
- 15 Switzerland 0.95 compare
- 17 Luxembourg 0.93 compare
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Iceland was 0.96 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Iceland ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.