Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) was 1.14 GPIA in 2014. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Iceland, 2004–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2014, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Iceland stood at 1.14 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Iceland peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7178 GPIA, in 2005.
Iceland ranks 1st of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9663 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.7178 GPIA | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8763 GPIA | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7409 GPIA | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8287 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7929 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9123 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9306 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9565 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8205 GPIA | 0.7178 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9963 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 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 made calls (telephoning over the) in Iceland?
- Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) in Iceland was 1.14 GPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7178 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)?
- Iceland ranks 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2014.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release