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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althingi, which was established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread...

Literacy › Female

74.2% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Total population

66.2% (2015 est.)

Literacy › Male

83.8% (2015 est.)

Literacy › Female

51.9% (2015 est.)

Literacy › Total population

51.4% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

62.6% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

41.5% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

71.4% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Male

78.2% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Female

66.2% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Total population

30.6% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Male

44.5% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Female

18.6% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Total population

73.6% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Male

87.5% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Female

61.6% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Total population

72.6% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Male

79.7% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Female

66.2% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Total population

75.8% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Male

79.9% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Female

72.2% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Total population

42.4% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Male

59.8% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Female

27.1% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Total population

88.5% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Male

92.9% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Female

84.1% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Total population

79.5% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

85.3% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

73.3% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

60.5% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

71% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

50% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

51.6% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Male

65.3% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Female

40.5% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Total population

88.9% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Male

90.8% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Female

87.1% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Total population

76.5% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Male

81.3% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Female

72.1% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Total population

39.6% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Male

54.4% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Female

27.7% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Total population

50% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Male

60.2% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Female

40.3% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Total population

90.4% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Male

83.2% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Female

96.6% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Total population

74.7% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Male

77.9% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Female

71.8% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Total population

70.2% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Male

78.6% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Female

62.7% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Total population

35.5% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Male

46.2% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Female

25.7% (2018 est.)

Literacy › Total population

94.3% (2023 est.)

Literacy › Male

96.3% (2023 est.)

Literacy › Female

92.8% (2023 est.)

Literacy › Total population

59.5% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Male

70.1% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Female

51.8% (2020 est.)

Literacy › Total population

61.7% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

74.1% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

50.9% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

35.6% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

47.9% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

25.7% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

63.2% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Male

73.7% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Female

53.3% (2021 est.)

Literacy › Total population

63.9% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

77.3% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

52.2% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

78.8% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

81% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

76.7% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

91.2% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Male

91.5% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Female

90.8% (2024 est.)

Literacy › Total population

50.4% (2023 est.)

Literacy › Male

61.5% (2023 est.)

Literacy › Female

41.5% (2023 est.)

Literacy › Total population

43.6% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Male

54.6% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Female

33.9% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Total population

54.1% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

64.5% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

43.9% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

72.6% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Male

82.8% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Female

63.7% (2022 est.)

Literacy › Total population

87.4% (2019 est.)

Literacy › Male

92.5% (2019 est.)