Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 30.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iceland is 30.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iceland peaked at 80.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2010.
Iceland ranks 53rd 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+ with primary schooling. in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.8% | — |
| 1965 | 76.0% | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 64.6% | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 59.4% | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 54.1% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 49.5% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.4% | 76.0% | 80.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 67.3% | 64.6% | 70.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.7% | 54.1% | 59.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 45.1% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 33.9% | 41.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 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+ with primary schooling. in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Iceland was 30.1% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Iceland ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)