Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 8.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 8.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iceland peaked at 49.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2005.
Iceland ranks 98th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.3% | — |
| 1965 | 45.4% | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 41.0% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 39.1% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 36.7% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 29.6% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -76.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.4% | 45.4% | 49.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 40.1% | 39.1% | 41.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 34.1% | 31.5% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 28.4% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 7.9% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Iceland was 8.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Iceland ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Completed Primary