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.
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 49th of 49 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.3 | — |
| 2005 | 17.4 | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 23.9 | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 33 | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 28 | -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 | -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 | 25.05 | 17.4 | 33 | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.99 | 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 49th out of 49 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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