Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 14.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland stood at 14.8%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland peaked at 30.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 92nd of 142 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, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25.0% | — |
| 1999 | 25.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.4% | 25.0% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 17.9% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.8% | 20.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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, male in Iceland?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland was 14.8% 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, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Iceland ranks 92nd out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.