Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Iceland

Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 68.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
68.7%
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
94.0%
in 1960
All-time low
68.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Iceland, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 94 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 93.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 93.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 92 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 91.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 89.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 88.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 85.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 82.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 68.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 68.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Iceland stood at 68.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Iceland peaked at 94.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 68.7%, in 2010.

Iceland ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Iceland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 94.0%
1965 93.5% -0.5%
1970 93.4% -0.2%
1975 92.0% -1.4%
1980 91.4% -0.7%
1985 89.8% -1.7%
1990 88.7% -1.2%
1995 85.9% -3.2%
2000 82.9% -3.4%
2005 68.7% -17.2%
2010 68.7% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 93.7% 93.5% 94.0% 2
1970s 92.7% 92.0% 93.4% 2
1980s 90.6% 89.8% 91.4% 2
1990s 87.3% 85.9% 88.7% 2
2000s 75.8% 68.7% 82.9% 2
2010s 68.7% 68.7% 68.7% 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 7 Trinidad and Tobago 70.3% compare
  2. 8 Guyana 69.3% compare
  3. 9 Paraguay 68.8% compare
  4. 11 Greece 68.7% compare
  5. 12 Malta 67.7% compare
  6. 13 Poland 64.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Iceland?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Iceland was 68.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 68.7% in 2010.
How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Iceland ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)