Labor force with intermediate education, male in Iceland
Iceland: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 77.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Iceland, 1999–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 77.4% for labor force with intermediate education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Iceland peaked at 89.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2022.
That places Iceland 42nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.9% | — |
| 2000 | 88.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 89.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 85.2% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 83.3% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 75.1% | 82.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Iceland?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Iceland was 77.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2022.
- How does Iceland rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Iceland ranks 42nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).