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

Iceland: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 100.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
100.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
106th
of 188 countries
All-time high
101.8%
in 2003
All-time low
97.8%
in 2007
Years of data
24
1994–2018

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

02550751001994200620181994: 99.4 %1995: 100.3 %1996: 100 %1998: 100.2 %1999: 99 %2000: 100 %2001: 100.9 %2002: 101.3 %2003: 101.8 %2004: 101.1 %2005: 99.9 %2006: 99.3 %2007: 97.8 %2008: 98.1 %2009: 98.1 %2010: 98 %2011: 98.3 %2012: 98.3 %2013: 98.2 %2014: 99 %2015: 99 %2016: 99.6 %2017: 100.1 %2018: 100.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 100.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Iceland peaked at 101.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2007.

Iceland ranks 106th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Iceland, 1994 to 2018.
Year % Change
1994 99.4%
1995 100.3% +0.9%
1996 100.0% -0.3%
1998 100.2% +0.2%
1999 99.0% -1.2%
2000 100.0% +1.0%
2001 100.9% +0.9%
2002 101.3% +0.4%
2003 101.8% +0.5%
2004 101.1% -0.7%
2005 99.9% -1.2%
2006 99.3% -0.6%
2007 97.8% -1.5%
2008 98.1% +0.3%
2009 98.1% +0.0%
2010 98.0% -0.1%
2011 98.3% +0.2%
2012 98.3% -0.0%
2013 98.2% -0.0%
2014 99.0% +0.8%
2015 99.0% -0.0%
2016 99.6% +0.6%
2017 100.1% +0.5%
2018 100.5% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.8% 99.0% 100.3% 5
2000s 99.8% 97.8% 101.8% 10
2010s 99.0% 98.0% 100.5% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Iceland?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Iceland was 100.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 101.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2007.
How does Iceland rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Iceland ranks 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.