Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 34.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 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 50-54 with primary in Iceland is 34.9%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Iceland peaked at 90.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2005.
That places Iceland 43rd 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 50-54 with primary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 90.0% | — |
| 1965 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 85.4% | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 72.7% | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 72.6% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 85.4% | 85.4% | 85.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 52.3% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 30.4% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 34.9% | 34.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 40 Philippines 37.1% compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 35.5% compare
- 42 Gabon 35.0% compare
- 44 Syrian Arab Republic 34.7% compare
- 45 Guatemala 34.5% compare
- 46 China 34.5% 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 50-54 with primary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Iceland was 34.9% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Iceland ranks 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. 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 50-54 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)