Children out of school, primary in Iceland
Iceland: Children out of school, primary was 599 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Iceland, 1977–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Iceland is 599, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Iceland peaked at 599 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.
That places Iceland 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 276 | — |
| 1994 | 131 | -52.5% |
| 1996 | 6 | -95.4% |
| 1997 | 253 | +4116.7% |
| 1998 | 322 | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 374 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 272 | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 218 | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 373 | +71.1% |
| 2003 | 298 | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 291 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 265 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 335 | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 436 | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 473 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 478 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 351 | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 375 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 337 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 359 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 356 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 389 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 327 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 345 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 361 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 395 | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 474 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 476 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 503 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 599 | +19.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +4116.7% | 6 | 253 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 276 | 276 | 276 | 1 |
| 1990s | 217.2 | 6 | 374 | 5 |
| 2000s | 343.9 | 218 | 478 | 10 |
| 2010s | 359.5 | 327 | 395 | 10 |
| 2020s | 513 | 474 | 599 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Iceland?
- Children out of school, primary in Iceland was 599 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 599 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for children out of school, primary?
- Iceland ranks 169th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.9%. 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 Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.