Reclaim | Iceland

Demographic Characteristics

This entry offers general insights over the case studies. In order to make a comparison, some data such as the percentage of GDP spent for education or the urban population can help researchers to contextualize the educational offer, as well as socio-economic similarities and differences.

103000

SIZE OF COUNTRY (IN SQUARE/KM)

94.0%

URBAN POPULATION AS % OF TOTAL POPULATION

7.1%

GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION, TOTAL (% OF GDP)

Education System

Under the "Education System" entry researchers offer an overview of the nexus between civic education and the overall school system in each case study. This page displays how regional or national laws are regulating civic education and the broader educational offer.

STARTING AGE

6
Law on General education
Lög um grunnskóla (Compulsory School Act) No. 91/2008 updated with 2021 Prosperity Act (Act No. 86/2021)
Law on civic education
Article.15 of Law 91/2008 - Aðalnámskrá grunnskóla - National Curriculum Guide
AGE AT END

16

Typical Years of Education at Education Levels
ISCED 1 (primary)	ISCED 2 (lower secondary)	ISCED 3 (upper secondary)
7	3	3

Teaching per ISCED

The "Teaching per ISCED" section compares how each case study formally addresses civic education. Introducing differences and nuances per ISCED level. The focus is on how the subject is taught, by whom, if disinformation is mentioned and whether the use of new technologies is recommended in its delivery.

	TEACHERS OF CIVIC EDUCATION			REFERENCE TO DIGITAL LEARNING METHODOLOGIES (Y/N)	REFERENCE TO DISINFORMATION (Y/N)	EVALUATION OF SCHOOLS ON CIVIC EDUCATION PERFORMANCE (Y/N)
	Teachers of different subjects	Specialized teachers of civic education	External teachers	REFERENCE TO DIGITAL LEARNING METHODOLOGIES (Y/N)	REFERENCE TO DISINFORMATION (Y/N)	EVALUATION OF SCHOOLS ON CIVIC EDUCATION PERFORMANCE (Y/N)
ISCED 1	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO
ISCED 2	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO
ISCED 3	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO

Programmes

The "Programmes" entry captures the programme or guidelines for Civic education per case study. It assesses whether civic education is integrated across multiple subjects or treated as standalone topic and, differently from Teaching per ISCED, aims at providing the readers with a general overview of each case study to display the ratio followed by legislators.

CIVIC EDUCATION PART OF THE CURRICULUM FOR
Primary education (ISCED 1)	Lower Secondary (ISCED 2)	Upper Secondary (ISCED 3)
Yes	Yes	Yes

CIVIC EDUCATION OVERVIEW
Specific subject	Integrated in several subjects	Extracurricular/ Laboratory	Crosscurricular-theme	Under name(s)	Compulsory learning
Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Lýðræði, lýðræðismenntun, borgaramenntun og stafræn borgaramenntun	Yes

HOURS PER YEAR	CURRICULAR AUTONOMY
Not defined nation-wide	Yes within guidelines