{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"is-employment-rate-low-education","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-employment-rate-low-education","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/is-employment-rate-low-education/","title":"Iceland Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2) (2025)","description":"Iceland's Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2): 74.6 % of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2) in 2025, -2pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAED), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Iceland","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Iceland","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Iceland Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAED/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Iceland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Iceland (2025)","value":"74.6","unit":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Iceland Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":83},{"period":"2006","value":83.6},{"period":"2007","value":84.1},{"period":"2008","value":83.1},{"period":"2009","value":77.1},{"period":"2010","value":76.5},{"period":"2011","value":74.4},{"period":"2012","value":73},{"period":"2013","value":74.4},{"period":"2014","value":78.1},{"period":"2015","value":79.8},{"period":"2016","value":79.7},{"period":"2017","value":77.8},{"period":"2018","value":77.2},{"period":"2019","value":76.7},{"period":"2020","value":73},{"period":"2021","value":69.8},{"period":"2022","value":73.2},{"period":"2023","value":75.7},{"period":"2024","value":76.6},{"period":"2025","value":74.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"74.6","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"76.6","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"75.7","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"73.2","yoyChange":"+3.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"69.8","yoyChange":"-3.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"73.0","yoyChange":"-3.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"76.7","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"77.2","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"77.8","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"79.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"79.8","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"78.1","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"74.4","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"73.0","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"74.4","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"76.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"77.1","yoyChange":"-6.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"83.1","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"84.1","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"83.6","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks employment rates for low-educated workers (ISCED 0-2) in Iceland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 84.1 % of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2) in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 69.8 in 2021. The latest reading of 74.6 in 2025 represents a change of -2pp."}]}