Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 88.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland, 2003–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland is 88.5%, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland peaked at 92.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2005.
Iceland ranks 14th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 82.0% | — |
| 2004 | 91.1% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 81.5% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 81.5% | 92.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 88.5% | 91.9% | 5 |
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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland was 88.5% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Iceland ranks 14th out of 61 countries with data for 2014.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 15-24 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release