Financial aid to students in Iceland
Iceland: Financial aid to students was 6.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
6.0%
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
15th
of 32 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2010
All-time low
4.6%
in 2003
Years of data
14
1998–2011
Financial aid to students in Iceland, 1998–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial aid to students in Iceland is 6.0%, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial aid to students in Iceland peaked at 7.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2003.
That places Iceland 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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 3,568 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial aid to students in Iceland?
- Financial aid to students in Iceland was 6.0% in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial aid to students recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest financial aid to students recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for financial aid to students?
- Iceland ranks 15th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is financial aid to students rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Financial aid to students (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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