Iceland - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Iceland was 96.93 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.46 in 1996 and a minimum value of 57.71 in 1972.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1972 57.71
1973 69.69
1974 75.12
1975 81.13
1976 83.98
1977 88.03
1978 94.10
1979 104.86
1980 102.67
1981 96.17
1982 99.98
1983 101.34
1984 95.94
1985 101.59
1986 109.40
1987 110.33
1988 106.01
1989 105.99
1990 99.91
1995 106.18
1996 110.46
1997 107.53
1998 87.74
1999 86.45
2000 86.60
2001 88.07
2002 90.56
2003 92.15
2004 96.26
2005 96.26
2006 95.75
2007 95.18
2008 96.67
2009 96.93

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Iceland was 96.70 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.86 in 1996 and a minimum value of 85.73 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1983 100.44
1984 96.21
1986 109.40
1987 110.25
1988 104.73
1989 104.03
1996 110.86
1997 106.47
1998 87.27
1999 85.73
2000 85.87
2001 87.00
2002 89.51
2003 92.56
2004 96.48
2005 96.41
2006 95.57
2007 94.60
2008 96.30
2009 96.70

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Iceland was 97.16 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.41 in 1987 and a minimum value of 87.15 in 1999.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1983 102.19
1984 95.67
1986 109.39
1987 110.41
1988 107.25
1989 107.89
1996 110.09
1997 108.53
1998 88.19
1999 87.15
2000 87.29
2001 89.09
2002 91.57
2003 91.75
2004 96.04
2005 96.13
2006 95.93
2007 95.74
2008 97.03
2009 97.16

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Iceland was 99.45 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 102.50 in 2001 and a minimum value of 96.96 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 98.46
1972 99.48
1973 99.53
1974 99.75
1975 100.37
1976 99.67
1977 99.09
1978 97.42
1979 96.96
1980 97.73
1981 99.10
1982 99.86
1983 100.80
1984 101.69
1985 100.55
1986 98.49
1987 98.13
1988 100.14
1989 101.22
1990 101.48
1991 101.26
1992 100.55
1993 99.44
1994 97.98
1995 98.31
1996 98.09
1997 97.73
1998 97.98
1999 100.26
2000 102.15
2001 102.50
2002 100.10
2003 99.41
2004 97.92
2005 97.95
2006 97.93
2007 98.04
2008 98.81
2009 99.45

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Iceland was 99.53 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101.95 in 2001 and a minimum value of 96.73 in 2005.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 98.54
1972 99.73
1973 99.74
1974 100.11
1975 100.66
1976 99.45
1977 99.27
1983 100.73
1984 101.58
1986 98.46
1987 97.99
1988 100.27
1989 101.57
1993 99.26
1994 98.00
1995 98.25
1996 98.52
1997 98.13
1998 97.68
1999 99.15
2000 101.23
2001 101.95
2002 99.53
2003 98.51
2004 96.86
2005 96.73
2006 97.38
2007 98.22
2008 98.98
2009 99.53

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Iceland was 99.37 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 103.03 in 2001 and a minimum value of 97.35 in 1997.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 98.38
1972 99.23
1973 99.33
1974 99.40
1975 100.09
1976 99.88
1977 98.93
1983 100.86
1984 101.80
1986 98.51
1987 98.25
1988 100.01
1989 100.88
1993 99.62
1994 97.97
1995 98.36
1996 97.67
1997 97.35
1998 98.27
1999 101.31
2000 103.02
2001 103.03
2002 100.63
2003 100.26
2004 98.93
2005 99.11
2006 98.46
2007 97.87
2008 98.64
2009 99.37

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Iceland was 99.36 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.45 in 2001 and a minimum value of 97.66 in 1997.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1977 98.42
1994 97.93
1996 98.01
1997 97.66
1998 97.81
1999 98.95
2000 99.07
2001 99.45
2002 99.45
2003 99.16
2004 97.81
2005 97.85
2006 97.84
2007 97.95
2008 98.72
2009 99.36

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Iceland was 99.43 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.43 in 2009 and a minimum value of 96.66 in 2005.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1994 97.95
1996 98.45
1997 98.06
1998 97.49
1999 97.89
2000 98.21
2001 98.93
2002 98.94
2003 98.31
2004 96.75
2005 96.66
2006 97.26
2007 98.12
2008 98.91
2009 99.43

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Iceland was 99.29 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.97 in 2003 and a minimum value of 97.28 in 1997.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1994 97.91
1996 97.60
1997 97.28
1998 98.12
1999 99.95
2000 99.89
2001 99.94
2002 99.93
2003 99.97
2004 98.82
2005 98.99
2006 98.40
2007 97.79
2008 98.54
2009 99.29

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Iceland was 1.86 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 1.86 in 2009, while its lowest value was 1.07 in 2003.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 1.57
1999 1.46
2000 1.39
2001 1.39
2002 1.27
2003 1.07
2004 1.08
2005 1.12
2006 1.25
2007 1.57
2008 1.82
2009 1.86

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Iceland was 107.19 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115.12 in 2003 and a minimum value of 79.74 in 1975.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 79.95
1972 81.44
1973 81.11
1974 79.94
1975 79.74
1976 81.56
1977 83.34
1978 82.72
1979 84.65
1980 81.33
1981 85.72
1982 86.63
1983 86.60
1984 87.57
1985 89.39
1986 90.90
1987 93.60
1988 93.52
1989 95.85
1990 97.89
1991 99.62
1992 101.62
1993 102.60
1994 102.40
1995 102.67
1996 103.31
1998 112.35
1999 108.84
2000 107.37
2001 107.49
2002 111.75
2003 115.12
2004 108.18
2005 109.11
2006 109.36
2007 108.83
2008 108.78
2009 107.19

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Iceland was 108.78 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 118.88 in 2003 and a minimum value of 72.34 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 72.34
1973 73.77
1974 73.45
1975 73.09
1976 74.92
1977 78.39
1980 80.83
1981 81.75
1983 83.22
1984 83.78
1986 87.40
1988 91.28
1989 93.33
1991 97.79
1992 100.21
1993 101.87
1994 101.49
1995 101.23
1996 101.73
1998 113.32
1999 111.64
2000 110.87
2001 110.54
2002 114.88
2003 118.88
2004 109.83
2005 110.30
2006 110.94
2007 111.83
2008 110.57
2009 108.78

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Iceland was 105.67 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.53 in 2003 and a minimum value of 81.80 in 1980.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 87.14
1973 88.02
1974 86.06
1975 86.04
1976 87.87
1977 88.04
1980 81.80
1981 89.53
1983 89.84
1984 91.20
1986 94.26
1988 95.66
1989 98.26
1991 101.37
1992 102.97
1993 103.29
1994 103.27
1995 104.05
1996 104.83
1998 111.43
1999 106.14
2000 104.00
2001 104.57
2002 108.75
2003 111.53
2004 106.60
2005 107.97
2006 107.86
2007 105.97
2008 107.07
2009 105.67

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Iceland was 87.59 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.32 in 2007 and a minimum value of 82.47 in 2001.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 86.55
1999 84.24
2000 82.78
2001 82.47
2002 84.97
2003 86.59
2004 88.13
2005 88.84
2006 89.31
2007 89.32
2008 89.10
2009 87.59

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Iceland was 88.58 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.72 in 2007 and a minimum value of 84.13 in 2001.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 87.39
1999 86.33
2000 85.07
2001 84.13
2002 86.43
2003 88.37
2004 89.61
2005 90.18
2006 90.31
2007 90.72
2008 90.17
2009 88.58

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Iceland was 86.64 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.35 in 2006 and a minimum value of 80.57 in 2000.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 85.74
1999 82.23
2000 80.57
2001 80.87
2002 83.57
2003 84.90
2004 86.71
2005 87.56
2006 88.35
2007 87.98
2008 88.08
2009 86.64

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Iceland was 11.99 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 11.99 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.78 in 1999.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 4.00
1999 3.78
2000 4.05
2001 4.19
2002 4.74
2003 4.10
2004 4.25
2005 5.85
2006 6.48
2007 6.80
2008 7.23
2009 11.99

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Iceland was 74.10 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.10 in 2009 and a minimum value of 9.86 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 9.86
1972 11.03
1973 12.34
1974 12.91
1975 14.00
1976 15.10
1977 15.44
1978 15.96
1980 19.72
1981 20.39
1982 21.22
1983 22.88
1984 23.36
1985 20.70
1986 21.08
1987 21.33
1988 21.54
1989 23.21
1990 25.48
1991 24.94
1992 29.62
1993 27.36
1994 34.03
1995 35.52
1996 35.88
1997 37.77
1998 38.48
1999 40.02
2000 45.47
2001 47.64
2002 54.06
2003 62.19
2004 68.44
2005 70.40
2006 72.67
2007 71.35
2008 73.61
2009 74.10

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Iceland was 97.12 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.12 in 2009 and a minimum value of 5.11 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 5.11
1972 6.13
1973 7.52
1974 8.20
1975 9.81
1976 11.53
1977 12.37
1978 13.51
1981 20.93
1983 23.87
1984 24.82
1986 23.88
1989 26.42
1990 29.05
1991 29.03
1992 35.18
1993 31.97
1994 40.04
1995 41.57
1996 42.92
1997 44.91
1998 46.86
1999 50.43
2000 56.92
2001 60.28
2002 68.98
2003 80.05
2004 89.52
2005 92.92
2006 95.32
2007 93.57
2008 96.98
2009 97.12

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Iceland was 51.94 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.94 in 2009 and a minimum value of 14.20 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 14.20
1972 15.49
1973 16.75
1974 17.24
1975 17.89
1976 18.44
1977 18.32
1978 18.24
1981 19.88
1983 21.94
1984 21.97
1986 18.39
1989 20.09
1990 22.01
1991 20.95
1992 24.22
1993 22.88
1994 28.21
1995 29.67
1996 29.07
1997 30.85
1998 30.35
1999 29.89
2000 34.27
2001 35.24
2002 39.41
2003 44.72
2004 47.92
2005 48.61
2006 50.86
2007 50.08
2008 51.25
2009 51.94

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation