Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Iceland

Iceland: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total was 0.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
11th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2015

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Iceland, 2004–2015

00.20.40.62004200920152004: 0.254 % of total population in working age2005: 0.279 % of total population in working age2006: 0.297 % of total population in working age2007: 0.316 % of total population in working age2008: 0.336 % of total population in working age2009: 0.33 % of total population in working age2010: 0.33 % of total population in working age2011: 0.339 % of total population in working age2012: 0.344 % of total population in working age2013: 0.366 % of total population in working age2014: 0.506 % of total population in working age2015: 0.511 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

In 2015, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Iceland stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Iceland peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.

That places Iceland 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of total population in working age Change
2004 0.3%
2005 0.3% +10.1%
2006 0.3% +6.3%
2007 0.3% +6.4%
2008 0.3% +6.4%
2009 0.3% -1.7%
2010 0.3% -0.0%
2011 0.3% +2.7%
2012 0.3% +1.5%
2013 0.4% +6.3%
2014 0.5% +38.4%
2015 0.5% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 8 Moldova 0.6% compare
  2. 9 Ireland 0.5% compare
  3. 10 South Korea 0.5% compare
  4. 12 Armenia 0.5% compare
  5. 13 Finland 0.5% compare
  6. 14 Estonia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Iceland?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Iceland was 0.5% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
How does Iceland rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
Iceland ranks 11th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, total rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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