Adolescents out of school in Iceland
Iceland: Adolescents out of school was 1.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2023, adolescents out of school in Iceland stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Iceland peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 137th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +126.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +86.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +45.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +42.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +57.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 1.8% compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.7% compare
- 136 Luxembourg 1.7% compare
- 138 Georgia 1.6% compare
- 139 Belgium 1.5% compare
- 140 Uruguay 1.5% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Iceland?
- Adolescents out of school in Iceland was 1.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for adolescents out of school?
- Iceland ranks 137th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.