Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Iceland
Iceland: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 65.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Iceland, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Iceland is 65.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Iceland peaked at 87.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 35th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.2% | — |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.6% | 83.0% | 87.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 76.4% | 79.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1084 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,512 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Iceland?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Iceland was 65.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Iceland ranks 35th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).