Working-age population with secondary education, rural in Iceland

Iceland: Working-age population with secondary education, rural was 0.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.7%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
17th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2004
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2004–2015

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

00.20.40.60.82004200920152004: 0.811 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.8 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.788 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.762 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.767 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.76 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.753 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.741 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.735 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.722 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.663 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.694 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2015, working-age population with secondary education, rural in Iceland stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, rural in Iceland peaked at 0.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.

Iceland ranks 17th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Iceland, 2004 to 2015.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
2004 0.8%
2005 0.8% -1.4%
2006 0.8% -1.4%
2007 0.8% -3.3%
2008 0.8% +0.6%
2009 0.8% -0.8%
2010 0.8% -1.0%
2011 0.7% -1.5%
2012 0.7% -0.8%
2013 0.7% -1.8%
2014 0.7% -8.2%
2015 0.7% +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 14 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
  2. 15 Poland 0.7% compare
  3. 16 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  4. 18 Netherlands 0.7%
  5. 19 Ukraine 0.7% compare
  6. 20 Finland 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, rural in Iceland?
Working-age population with secondary education, rural in Iceland was 0.7% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, rural recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, rural recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
How does Iceland rank for working-age population with secondary education, rural?
Iceland ranks 17th out of 96 countries with data for 2015.
Is working-age population with secondary education, rural rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 with secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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