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 88.4% 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
Iceland recorded 88.4% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2014.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Iceland peaked at 88.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 72.4%, 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 | 72.4% | — |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 88.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.8%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 88.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 72.4% | 82.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 84.2% | 88.9% | 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 88.4% 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 88.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% 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 17.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release