Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland
Iceland: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland, 2004–2015
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.
Analysis
In 2015, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2015.
Iceland ranks 82nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of population with high education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9% | — |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
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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 working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland?
- Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Iceland was 0.8% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
- Iceland ranks 82nd out of 108 countries with data for 2015.
- Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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