Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Iceland
Iceland: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 25.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Iceland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Iceland stood at 25.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Iceland peaked at 27.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2001.
Iceland ranks 8th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.4% | — |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 20.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.0% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.9% | 27.6% | 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 primary student as a percentage of gdp in Iceland?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Iceland was 25.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 8th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 primary 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