In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Iceland
Iceland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 8.7 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
8.7
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
36th
of 37 countries
All-time high
9.7
in 2004
All-time low
5
in 2014
Years of data
17
2004–2020
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Iceland stood at 8.7.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Iceland peaked at 9.7 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2014.
Iceland ranks 36th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.7 | — |
| 2005 | 9.6 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 7.6 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 7 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 9.4 | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 7.6 | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 6.4 | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 7 | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 6.8 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 7 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.1 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 | 7 | 9.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.79 | 5 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Iceland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Iceland was 8.7 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 in 2004.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2014.
- How does Iceland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Iceland ranks 36th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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