Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Iceland

Iceland: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 1.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.7%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
153rd
of 174 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2018
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Iceland, 1998–2018

00.511.51998200820181998: 0.629 %1999: 0.696 %2000: 0.97 %2001: 1 %2002: 1 %2003: 0.877 %2004: 0.839 %2005: 0.627 %2006: 0.668 %2007: 0.732 %2008: 0.856 %2009: 0.82 %2010: 0.823 %2011: 0.954 %2012: 0.863 %2013: 0.95 %2014: 0.857 %2015: 0.999 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.6 %2018: 1.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Iceland stood at 1.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 102.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Iceland peaked at 1.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

That places Iceland 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%) in Iceland, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 0.6%
1999 0.7% +10.7%
2000 1.0% +39.4%
2001 1.0% +6.0%
2002 1.0% -0.8%
2003 0.9% -14.1%
2004 0.8% -4.3%
2005 0.6% -25.3%
2006 0.7% +6.7%
2007 0.7% +9.6%
2008 0.9% +16.9%
2009 0.8% -4.2%
2010 0.8% +0.3%
2011 1.0% +15.8%
2012 0.9% -9.5%
2013 0.9% +10.0%
2014 0.9% -9.8%
2015 1.0% +16.6%
2016 1.1% +11.5%
2017 1.6% +47.4%
2018 1.7% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.6% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.1% 0.8% 1.7% 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 150 Latvia 2.2% compare
  2. 151 Armenia 2.1% compare
  3. 152 Saint Lucia 1.9% compare
  4. 154 Netherlands 1.6% compare
  5. 155 Eswatini 1.5% compare
  6. 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Iceland?
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Iceland was 1.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does Iceland rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
Iceland ranks 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,685 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in lower secondary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in lower secondary education.