Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Iceland

Iceland: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 0.2832 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.2832 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
195th
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.3015 units per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.1803 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1971–2017

00.10.20.31971199420171971: 0.18 units per square kilometre1972: 0.188 units per square kilometre1973: 0.193 units per square kilometre1974: 0.199 units per square kilometre1975: 0.198 units per square kilometre1976: 0.202 units per square kilometre1977: 0.207 units per square kilometre1980: 0.189 units per square kilometre1981: 0.19 units per square kilometre1983: 0.192 units per square kilometre1986: 0.2 units per square kilometre1988: 0.207 units per square kilometre1989: 0.208 units per square kilometre1991: 0.231 units per square kilometre1992: 0.24 units per square kilometre1993: 0.243 units per square kilometre1994: 0.234 units per square kilometre1995: 0.24 units per square kilometre1996: 0.243 units per square kilometre1997: 0.254 units per square kilometre1998: 0.266 units per square kilometre1999: 0.26 units per square kilometre2000: 0.255 units per square kilometre2001: 0.25 units per square kilometre2002: 0.257 units per square kilometre2003: 0.273 units per square kilometre2004: 0.253 units per square kilometre2005: 0.26 units per square kilometre2006: 0.265 units per square kilometre2007: 0.274 units per square kilometre2008: 0.278 units per square kilometre2009: 0.278 units per square kilometre2010: 0.279 units per square kilometre2011: 0.275 units per square kilometre2012: 0.281 units per square kilometre2013: 0.301 units per square kilometre2014: 0.295 units per square kilometre2015: 0.288 units per square kilometre2016: 0.281 units per square kilometre2017: 0.283 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2017, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Iceland stood at 0.2832 units per square kilometre.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Iceland peaked at 0.3015 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1803 units per square kilometre, in 1971.

Iceland ranks 195th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Iceland, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1971 0.1803 units per square kilometre
1972 0.1878 units per square kilometre +4.1%
1973 0.1933 units per square kilometre +3.0%
1974 0.1987 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1975 0.1978 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1976 0.2024 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1977 0.2071 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1980 0.1887 units per square kilometre -8.9%
1981 0.1904 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1983 0.1917 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1986 0.2005 units per square kilometre +4.6%
1988 0.2067 units per square kilometre +3.1%
1989 0.2084 units per square kilometre +0.9%
1991 0.2309 units per square kilometre +10.7%
1992 0.2396 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1993 0.2431 units per square kilometre +1.4%
1994 0.2338 units per square kilometre -3.8%
1995 0.2402 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1996 0.2434 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1997 0.2541 units per square kilometre +4.4%
1998 0.2664 units per square kilometre +4.8%
1999 0.2598 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2000 0.2549 units per square kilometre -1.9%
2001 0.2497 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2002 0.2571 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2003 0.2725 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2004 0.2534 units per square kilometre -7.0%
2005 0.2602 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2006 0.2649 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2007 0.2736 units per square kilometre +3.3%
2008 0.2775 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2009 0.2776 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.2792 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.2752 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2012 0.281 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2013 0.3015 units per square kilometre +7.3%
2014 0.2953 units per square kilometre -2.0%
2015 0.2884 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2016 0.2811 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2017 0.2832 units per square kilometre +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1953 units per square kilometre 0.1803 units per square kilometre 0.2071 units per square kilometre 7
1980s 0.1977 units per square kilometre 0.1887 units per square kilometre 0.2084 units per square kilometre 6
1990s 0.2457 units per square kilometre 0.2309 units per square kilometre 0.2664 units per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.2642 units per square kilometre 0.2497 units per square kilometre 0.2776 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2856 units per square kilometre 0.2752 units per square kilometre 0.3015 units per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 192 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4109 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 193 Libya 0.3523 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 194 Botswana 0.2991 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 196 Canada 0.2816 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 197 Namibia 0.2457 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 198 Mauritania 0.2286 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Iceland?
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Iceland was 0.2832 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3015 units per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1803 units per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Iceland rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 195th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.