Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary was 39.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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 35-39 with secondary in Iceland stood at 39.8%.
That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Iceland peaked at 48.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1960.
That places Iceland 85th 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 35-39 with secondary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1965 | 19.5% | +105.3% |
| 1970 | 19.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29.1% | +49.2% |
| 1980 | 35.3% | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 42.9% | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 9.5% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 24.3% | 19.5% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 35.3% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.8% | 39.8% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 44.6% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 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 35-39 with secondary in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary in Iceland was 39.8% 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 35-39 with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1960.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary?
- Iceland ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)