Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 7.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Iceland is 7.8%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Iceland peaked at 48.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2005.
That places Iceland 96th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.5% | — |
| 1965 | 43.5% | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 34.6% | -20.5% |
| 1975 | 38.6% | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -80.8% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.0% | 43.5% | 48.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 36.6% | 34.6% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.0% | 28.4% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 6.3% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Iceland was 7.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Iceland ranks 96th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary