Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary was 10.7% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Iceland is 10.7%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Iceland peaked at 72.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 77th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.8% | — |
| 1965 | 60.4% | -17.0% |
| 1970 | 52.3% | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 43.0% | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 30.4% | -29.3% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 27.5% | -21.0% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.6% | 60.4% | 72.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 43.0% | 52.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 30.4% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 20.6% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 17.8% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 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 25-29 with primary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Iceland was 10.7% 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 25-29 with primary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary?
- Iceland ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)