Expenditure on secondary education in Iceland
Iceland: Expenditure on secondary education was 27.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on secondary education in Iceland, 1990–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure on education.
Analysis
In 2016, expenditure on secondary education in Iceland stood at 27.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on secondary education in Iceland peaked at 43.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1990.
That places Iceland 106th out of 149 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Expenditure on secondary education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure on education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.8% | — |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +54.9% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 25.8% | 43.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 31.9% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.3% | 31.7% | 7 |
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 expenditure on secondary education in Iceland?
- Expenditure on secondary education in Iceland was 27.3% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest expenditure on secondary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest expenditure on secondary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1990.
- How does Iceland rank for expenditure on secondary education?
- Iceland ranks 106th out of 149 countries with data for 2016.
- Is expenditure on secondary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.