Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Iceland

Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 24.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
24.8%
World rank
25th
of 144 countries
All-time high
53.2%
in 1960
All-time low
24.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Iceland, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 53.21965: 53.11970: 51.71975: 48.51980: 44.91985: 41.81990: 38.11995: 352000: 31.92005: 28.42010: 24.8

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 25+ with primary in Iceland is 24.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Iceland peaked at 53.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2010.

Iceland ranks 25th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Iceland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 53.2%
1965 53.1% -0.1%
1970 51.7% -2.7%
1975 48.5% -6.3%
1980 44.9% -7.3%
1985 41.8% -6.9%
1990 38.1% -9.0%
1995 35.0% -8.0%
2000 31.9% -8.9%
2005 28.4% -11.0%
2010 24.8% -12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 53.2% 53.1% 53.2% 2
1970s 50.1% 48.5% 51.7% 2
1980s 43.4% 41.8% 44.9% 2
1990s 36.5% 35.0% 38.1% 2
2000s 30.1% 28.4% 31.9% 2
2010s 24.8% 24.8% 24.8% 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 22 Lesotho 25.7% compare
  2. 23 Honduras 25.3% compare
  3. 24 Namibia 25.1% compare
  4. 26 New Zealand 24.3% compare
  5. 27 Brazil 24.1% compare
  6. 28 Zimbabwe 23.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Iceland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Iceland was 24.8% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2010.
How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Iceland ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary