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 89.1% 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
In 2014, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland stood at 89.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland peaked at 89.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2003.
That places Iceland 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 68.8% | — |
| 2004 | 71.9% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.1% | 68.8% | 79.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 81.5% | 89.1% | 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 89.1% 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 89.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 66 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 up 23.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release