Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary was 17.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 30-34 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 30-34 with primary in Iceland is 17.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Iceland peaked at 72.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2010.
That places Iceland 70th 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 30-34 with primary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.8% | — |
| 1965 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 60.5% | -16.9% |
| 1975 | 52.3% | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 43.0% | -17.8% |
| 1985 | 30.4% | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 34.9% | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -25.2% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.8% | 72.8% | 72.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.4% | 52.3% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 30.4% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 27.5% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 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 30-34 with primary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary in Iceland was 17.8% 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 30-34 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 30-34 with primary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary?
- Iceland ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 30-34 with primary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 30-34 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)