School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland

Iceland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 18.17 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18.17 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 175 countries
All-time high
18.39 years
in 2014
All-time low
12.72 years
in 1971
Years of data
33
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland, 1971–2018

051015201971199420181971: 12.7 years1975: 12.9 years1976: 13.1 years1977: 13.1 years1983: 13.5 years1984: 13.7 years1986: 13.6 years1989: 14 years1993: 15.3 years1994: 15.5 years1995: 15.6 years1996: 15.6 years1998: 16.4 years1999: 16.2 years2000: 16.4 years2001: 16.5 years2002: 16.8 years2003: 17.3 years2004: 17 years2005: 17.1 years2006: 17.2 years2007: 16.9 years2008: 17.1 years2009: 17.1 years2010: 17.3 years2011: 17.5 years2012: 17.8 years2013: 18.3 years2014: 18.4 years2015: 18.2 years2016: 18 years2017: 18 years2018: 18.2 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 18.17 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland peaked at 18.39 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.72 years, in 1971.

Iceland ranks 9th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Iceland, 1971 to 2018.
Year years Change
1971 12.72 years
1975 12.91 years +1.5%
1976 13.06 years +1.2%
1977 13.06 years -0.0%
1983 13.47 years +3.2%
1984 13.67 years +1.5%
1986 13.57 years -0.7%
1989 14.01 years +3.2%
1993 15.31 years +9.3%
1994 15.47 years +1.1%
1995 15.63 years +1.1%
1996 15.61 years -0.1%
1998 16.4 years +5.0%
1999 16.21 years -1.2%
2000 16.44 years +1.4%
2001 16.49 years +0.3%
2002 16.83 years +2.0%
2003 17.32 years +2.9%
2004 16.96 years -2.1%
2005 17.11 years +0.9%
2006 17.16 years +0.3%
2007 16.95 years -1.2%
2008 17.13 years +1.1%
2009 17.08 years -0.3%
2010 17.33 years +1.4%
2011 17.46 years +0.8%
2012 17.79 years +1.9%
2013 18.33 years +3.0%
2014 18.39 years +0.4%
2015 18.23 years -0.9%
2016 18.02 years -1.2%
2017 18.04 years +0.1%
2018 18.17 years +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.94 years 12.72 years 13.06 years 4
1980s 13.68 years 13.47 years 14.01 years 4
1990s 15.77 years 15.31 years 16.4 years 6
2000s 16.95 years 16.44 years 17.32 years 10
2010s 17.97 years 17.33 years 18.39 years 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 6 Finland 18.69 years compare
  2. 7 Belgium 18.6 years compare
  3. 8 Netherlands 18.28 years compare
  4. 10 Denmark 18.17 years compare
  5. 11 Grenada 18.09 years compare
  6. 12 New Zealand 17.86 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Iceland was 18.17 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 18.39 years in 2014.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 12.72 years in 1971.
How does Iceland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Iceland ranks 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.