Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 35.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 35.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland peaked at 37.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1960.
That places Iceland 84th 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.8% | — |
| 1965 | 12.6% | +28.6% |
| 1970 | 16.2% | +28.5% |
| 1975 | 20.7% | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 28.2% | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 31.6% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 16.2% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 25.1% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 31.6% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 36.7% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 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 25+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Iceland was 35.8% 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 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Iceland ranks 84th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)