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Primary school enrollment — Iceland

Primary school enrollment in Iceland in 2017 — 99.8%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 137. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 0.7 pp.

2017 99.8% +0.4 pp vs 2016
World rank 3of 137
Period maximum 99.8%2017
Period minimum 96.6%2004

Trend over time

1977–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Iceland, 1977–201796979899100197719811985198919931997200120052009201320171977: 99.1%1994: 97.3%1996: 98%1997: 98.5%1998: 99.4%1999: 98.8%2000: 98.8%2001: 99.1%2002: 99.2%2003: 98.2%2004: 96.6%2005: 96.8%2006: 97.2%2007: 98%2008: 99.2%2009: 99.6%2010: 99.2%2011: 98.7%2012: 98.2%2013: 98%2014: 98.1%2015: 98.6%2016: 99.5%2017: 99.8%
Change over the period: +0.7 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 99.8%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Northern Europe computed 99%
Primary school enrollment — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 99.8 +0.4 pp
2016 99.5 +0.9 pp
2015 98.6 +0.4 pp
2014 98.1 +0.1 pp
2013 98 −0.1 pp
2012 98.2 −0.6 pp
2011 98.7 −0.5 pp
2010 99.2 −0.4 pp
2009 99.6 +0.5 pp
2008 99.2 +1.1 pp
2007 98 +0.8 pp
2006 97.2 +0.5 pp
2005 96.8 +0.2 pp
2004 96.6 −1.6 pp
2003 98.2 −1 pp
2002 99.2 +0.1 pp
2001 99.1 +0.3 pp
2000 98.8 +0 pp
1999 98.8 −0.6 pp
1998 99.4 +0.9 pp
1997 98.5 +0.5 pp
1996 98 —
1994 97.3 —
1977 99.1 —

Northern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NO Norway 99.9 IS Iceland 99.8 GB United Kingdom 99.5 SE Sweden 99.2 FI Finland 98.6 DK Denmark 98.5 LT Lithuania 98.2 LV Latvia 96.3 IE Ireland 95.8 EE Estonia 93.7
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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