Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Iceland
Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 29.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Iceland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 29.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Iceland peaked at 59.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2010.
That places Iceland 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.3% | — |
| 1965 | 55.9% | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 59.1% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 57.2% | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 58.7% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 51.3% | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 52.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.1% | 54.3% | 55.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 58.2% | 57.2% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 51.3% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 46.2% | 52.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 35.1% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Iceland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Iceland was 29.6% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2010.
- How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Iceland ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary