Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 40.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 40.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in 2010.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iceland peaked at 42.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1960.
Iceland ranks 87th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.0% | — |
| 1965 | 21.6% | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 27.9% | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 35.0% | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 38.1% | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 39.8% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 17.0% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 27.9% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 35.0% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 39.8% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 42.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 40.1% | 40.1% | 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+ with secondary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Iceland was 40.1% 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+ with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Iceland ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)