Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Iceland

Iceland: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 97.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
97.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
36th
of 130 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2006
All-time low
85.9%
in 2001
Years of data
18
1999–2018

Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Iceland, 1999–2018

0204060801001999200820181999: 91.1 %2000: 89.3 %2001: 85.9 %2002: 89.9 %2003: 90.2 %2004: 95.2 %2005: 99.7 %2006: 100 %2007: 95.1 %2008: 97.2 %2011: 93.9 %2012: 96.3 %2013: 92.7 %2014: 97.7 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 95 %2018: 97 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Iceland stood at 97.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Iceland peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2001.

That places Iceland 36th out of 130 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%) in Iceland, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 91.1%
2000 89.3% -2.0%
2001 85.9% -3.9%
2002 89.9% +4.7%
2003 90.2% +0.3%
2004 95.2% +5.6%
2005 99.7% +4.7%
2006 100.0% +0.3%
2007 95.1% -4.9%
2008 97.2% +2.2%
2011 93.9% -3.4%
2012 96.3% +2.5%
2013 92.7% -3.7%
2014 97.7% +5.4%
2015 100.0% +2.4%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 95.0% -5.0%
2018 97.0% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.1% 91.1% 91.1% 1
2000s 93.6% 85.9% 100.0% 9
2010s 96.6% 92.7% 100.0% 8

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 33 Malta 97.3% compare
  2. 34 Norway 97.2% compare
  3. 35 Ecuador 97.2% compare
  4. 37 Lithuania 97.0% compare
  5. 38 Finland 96.8% compare
  6. 39 Belarus 96.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Iceland?
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Iceland was 97.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2001.
How does Iceland rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
Iceland ranks 36th out of 130 countries with data for 2018.
Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,320 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female children of the age one year before the official entry age to primary education who participate in an organized learning programme expressed as a percentage of the total population of the same age. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/