Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 38.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 38.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland peaked at 40.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1960.
That places Iceland 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6% | — |
| 1965 | 19.0% | +30.2% |
| 1970 | 24.2% | +27.3% |
| 1975 | 27.8% | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 31.0% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 34.4% | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 36.9% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.0% | 24.2% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 31.0% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.8% | 36.9% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 38.7% | 40.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 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 secondary schooling. in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland was 38.1% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Iceland ranks 93rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)