Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 65.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
65.9%
World rank
32nd
of 56 countries
All-time high
87.2%
in 2000
All-time low
65.9%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2000–2022
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Iceland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 65.9% for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Iceland peaked at 87.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2022.
Iceland ranks 32nd of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.2% | — |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 83.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.6% | 83.0% | 87.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 76.4% | 79.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More infrastructure data for Iceland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 120.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 68,518 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 17.42 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 68,518 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.23 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Iceland?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Iceland was 65.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 56 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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