Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iceland

Iceland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 11.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
11.1%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
97th
of 143 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2001
All-time low
11.1%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iceland, 1998–2018

05101520251998200820181998: 21.3 %1999: 20.5 %2000: 21.3 %2001: 23.3 %2002: 21.8 %2003: 21.1 %2004: 21.5 %2005: 17.9 %2006: 15.5 %2007: 13.3 %2008: 15.2 %2009: 17.5 %2010: 15.6 %2011: 17.9 %2012: 17.8 %2013: 16.4 %2014: 16.6 %2015: 15.6 %2016: 13.7 %2017: 11.4 %2018: 11.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iceland is 11.1%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iceland peaked at 23.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2018.

Iceland ranks 97th of 143 countries on this measure, 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, female in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Iceland, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 21.3%
1999 20.5% -3.8%
2000 21.3% +4.0%
2001 23.3% +9.3%
2002 21.8% -6.5%
2003 21.1% -3.3%
2004 21.5% +2.1%
2005 17.9% -16.9%
2006 15.5% -13.4%
2007 13.3% -14.3%
2008 15.2% +15.1%
2009 17.5% +14.5%
2010 15.6% -10.6%
2011 17.9% +14.6%
2012 17.8% -0.3%
2013 16.4% -8.3%
2014 16.6% +1.2%
2015 15.6% -6.0%
2016 13.7% -11.7%
2017 11.4% -17.2%
2018 11.1% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.9% 20.5% 21.3% 2
2000s 18.8% 13.3% 23.3% 10
2010s 15.1% 11.1% 17.9% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iceland?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Iceland was 11.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2018.
How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Iceland ranks 97th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.