Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Iceland
Iceland: Share of the population with no formal education with projections was 0.0% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Iceland, 1950–2100
Source: Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0% for share of the population with no formal education with projections in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with no formal education with projections in Iceland peaked at 17.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2100.
That places Iceland 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.2% | — |
| 1955 | 13.1% | -23.7% |
| 1960 | 9.6% | -26.9% |
| 1965 | 6.8% | -29.6% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | -33.3% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -37.6% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -39.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -49.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -54.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -62.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -76.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2030 | 0.1% | +94.5% |
| 2035 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2040 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2045 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2050 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2055 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2060 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2065 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2070 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2075 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2080 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2085 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2090 | 0.0% | -50.1% |
| 2095 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2100 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 21% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | +94.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | -76.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 1995 | -62.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| 1990 | -54.9% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| 2090 | -50.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1985 | -49.2% | 1.7% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.2% | 13.1% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 8.2% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2030s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2040s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2050s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2060s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2070s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2080s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2090s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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 share of the population with no formal education with projections in Iceland?
- Share of the population with no formal education with projections in Iceland was 0.0% in 2100, according to Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with no formal education with projections recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of the population with no formal education with projections recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2100.
- How does Iceland rank for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Iceland ranks 189th out of 200 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of the population with no formal education with projections rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.