Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Iceland

Iceland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 100.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
100.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
99th
of 188 countries
All-time high
100.4%
in 2018
All-time low
97.8%
in 2011
Years of data
24
1994–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Iceland, 1994–2018

02550751001994200620181994: 99.2 %1995: 99.6 %1996: 99.8 %1998: 99.1 %1999: 98.5 %2000: 99.2 %2001: 99.8 %2002: 98.9 %2003: 99.2 %2004: 99.1 %2005: 98.2 %2006: 97.9 %2007: 98 %2008: 98.6 %2009: 98.7 %2010: 98 %2011: 97.8 %2012: 97.8 %2013: 98 %2014: 98.7 %2015: 99.2 %2016: 99.4 %2017: 100 %2018: 100.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 100.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Iceland peaked at 100.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2011.

That places Iceland 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Iceland, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 99.2%
1995 99.6% +0.4%
1996 99.8% +0.2%
1998 99.1% -0.7%
1999 98.5% -0.6%
2000 99.2% +0.7%
2001 99.8% +0.7%
2002 98.9% -0.9%
2003 99.2% +0.3%
2004 99.1% -0.1%
2005 98.2% -0.9%
2006 97.9% -0.3%
2007 98.0% +0.1%
2008 98.6% +0.6%
2009 98.7% +0.1%
2010 98.0% -0.6%
2011 97.8% -0.2%
2012 97.8% +0.0%
2013 98.0% +0.2%
2014 98.7% +0.7%
2015 99.2% +0.5%
2016 99.4% +0.2%
2017 100.0% +0.6%
2018 100.4% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.2% 98.5% 99.8% 5
2000s 98.8% 97.9% 99.8% 10
2010s 98.8% 97.8% 100.4% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Iceland?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Iceland was 100.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2011.
How does Iceland rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Iceland ranks 99th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.