Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 3.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 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 3.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 90.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland peaked at 55.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 142nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.9% | — |
| 1965 | 40.4% | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 49.7% | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 55.8% | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 43.4% | -22.3% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 46.6% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -57.9% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -76.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.2% | 33.9% | 40.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.8% | 49.7% | 55.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 43.4% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 32.8% | 46.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 16.0% | 38.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 139 Burundi 11.3% compare
- 140 Mozambique 6.7% compare
- 141 Niger 6.5% compare
- 143 Sudan 3.0% compare
- 144 New Zealand 0.2% compare
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 20-24 with secondary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland was 3.7% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Iceland ranks 142nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.3%. 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 20-24 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)