Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Iceland
Iceland: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 27.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Iceland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Iceland is 27.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Iceland peaked at 31.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1999.
That places Iceland 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.3% | — |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 22.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 23.2% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 27.1% | 31.0% | 3 |
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Iceland?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Iceland was 27.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Iceland ranks 11th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release