Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female was 0.91 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Iceland stood at 0.91. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Iceland peaked at 0.91 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1960.
That places Iceland 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.05 | — |
| 1965 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.09 | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1980 | 0.16 | +45.5% |
| 1985 | 0.24 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.34 | +41.7% |
| 1995 | 0.44 | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 0.57 | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 0.69 | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.91 | +31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.44 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.69 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female in Iceland was 0.91 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 25+, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Iceland ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females over age 25.