Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 13.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Iceland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 13.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 26.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2018.
That places Iceland 92nd out of 147 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.2% | — |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 15.6% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 89 Uzbekistan 14.3% compare
- 90 Germany 13.9% compare
- 91 Croatia 13.8% compare
- 93 Antigua and Barbuda 12.8% compare
- 94 Bahrain 12.7% compare
- 95 Macau, China 12.7% compare
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Iceland?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Iceland was 13.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 92nd out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.