At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Iceland
Iceland: At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level was 7.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Iceland, 2004–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 7.3% for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 76.8% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Iceland peaked at 37.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 47th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.3% | — |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | +65.6% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -51.3% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -45.3% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +111.1% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +81.1% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -76.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 13% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 7.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.5%, 13% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 17.4% | 33.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 13.5% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Iceland?
- At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level in Iceland was 7.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level?
- Iceland ranks 47th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is at-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of poverty rate for children by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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