Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 3.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland peaked at 48.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2010.
That places Iceland 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.1% | — |
| 1965 | 34.1% | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 42.9% | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 39.8% | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 44.6% | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 48.2% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -60.5% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -71.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.6% | 29.1% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 42.9% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 42.2% | 39.8% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 39.8% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 13.0% | 32.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 140 Mozambique 10.0% compare
- 141 Niger 7.6% compare
- 142 Sudan 5.5% compare
- 144 New Zealand 0.2% 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 population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Iceland was 3.7% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Iceland ranks 143rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.8%. 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 population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)