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Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. Lifelong learning. One third of the population attends school One fourth of the workforce tends some form of non-formal education or training programmes Continuing education is common among the working population. Educational attainment.

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Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

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  1. Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

  2. Lifelong learning • One third of the population attends school • One fourth of the workforce tends some form of non-formal education or training programmes • Continuing education is common among the working population

  3. Educational attainment • One third of the adult population has attained tertiary education • A large part of the workforce is highly educated and skilled.

  4. Attendance to Higher Education • Attendance to higher education has been rising rapidly in recent years. • The number of university students doubled between 1998 and 2006 • The entry rate to higher education is 78% • Two thirds of all higher education students are women

  5. Public expenditure • Government expenditure on education is 8% of GDP • Educational expenditure is 19% of total public expenditure

  6. Research and development (2005) • R&D expenditure accounts for 2.8 % of GDP • Iceland is ranked 5th among OECD countries for the R&D/GPD ratio.

  7. Competitivefinancialpublicsupportsystem for researchandtechnologydevelopment

  8. Culture in Iceland • Television stations: 10 • Theaters and professional drama companies: 85 • Museums and art galleries: 160 • Published books annually: 1.400

  9. Public expenditure on culture • Public expenditure on culture doubled between 1998 and 2007 • 0,85% of GDP • Highest per capita spending in the Nordic countries • 3,8% of work force in cultural sector

  10. Participation in culture • 500.000 attend theater performances • More than 2.000 musical performances annually • 1.5 million og to the movies

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