Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iceland, 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iceland stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iceland peaked at 7.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.
That places Iceland 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.4% | — |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +103.6% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +43.6% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -51.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -31.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -58.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -62.2% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 19% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.1%, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 121 Brunei Darussalam 0.8% compare
- 122 Latvia 0.7% compare
- 123 Palestine, State of 0.6% compare
- 125 Portugal 0.4% compare
- 126 Finland 0.3% compare
- 127 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iceland?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Iceland was 0.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Iceland ranks 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.