Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 10.8 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Iceland stood at 10.8. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Iceland peaked at 10.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.7, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7 | — |
| 1965 | 7.22 | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 7.55 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 7.56 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 7.88 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 8.28 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 8.43 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 8.69 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 8.47 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 9.67 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 10.8 | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.96 | 6.7 | 7.22 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.55 | 7.55 | 7.56 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.08 | 7.88 | 8.28 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.56 | 8.43 | 8.69 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.07 | 8.47 | 9.67 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 1 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,512 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 20,287 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -7.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,908 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 660 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.26 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Iceland was 10.8 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.