Distribution of pupils/ students by level in Iceland
Iceland: Distribution of pupils/ students by level was 88.6 in 2012. β² Rising
Latest (2012)
88.6
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
31st
of 34 countries
All-time high
88.6
in 2012
All-time low
71.3
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998β2012
Distribution of pupils/ students by level in Iceland, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 88.6 for distribution of pupils/ students by level in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of pupils/ students by level in Iceland peaked at 88.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 71.3, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 31st of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.45 | 71.3 | 71.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.28 | 73.5 | 87.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.13 | 87.5 | 88.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of pupils/ students by level in Iceland?
- Distribution of pupils/ students by level in Iceland was 88.6 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of pupils/ students by level recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest distribution of pupils/ students by level recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3 in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for distribution of pupils/ students by level?
- Iceland ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is distribution of pupils/ students by level rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of pupils/ students by level (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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