Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 25.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Iceland is 25.0%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Iceland peaked at 34.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1965.
That places Iceland 79th 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 30-34 with secondary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.4% | — |
| 1965 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 15.7% | +51.2% |
| 1975 | 20.6% | +30.6% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 26.6% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 29.8% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 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 30-34 with secondary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in Iceland was 25.0% 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 30-34 with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1965.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
- Iceland ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary