Enrolment in pre-primary education … number square kilometre female in Iceland
Iceland: Enrolment in pre-primary education … number square kilometre female was 0.0639 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Iceland, 1983–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Iceland is 0.0639 number per square kilometre, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Iceland peaked at 0.0679 number per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0195 number per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Iceland 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education … number square kilometre female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0204 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.0195 number per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0222 number per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0224 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0214 number per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0214 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.057 number per square kilometre | +166.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0575 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0574 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0577 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0582 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0585 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0593 number per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0589 number per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0583 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.058 number per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0597 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.061 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0613 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0618 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0638 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0654 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0679 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0673 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0657 number per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0648 number per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0639 number per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education … number square kilometre female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +166.2% | 0.0214 number per square kilometre | 0.057 number per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0212 number per square kilometre | 0.0195 number per square kilometre | 0.0224 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0573 number per square kilometre | 0.057 number per square kilometre | 0.0575 number per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0587 number per square kilometre | 0.0574 number per square kilometre | 0.061 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0647 number per square kilometre | 0.0613 number per square kilometre | 0.0679 number per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 179 Congo 0.0779 number per square kilometre compare
- 180 Niger 0.0711 number per square kilometre compare
- 181 Guyana 0.0695 number per square kilometre compare
- 183 Suriname 0.0614 number per square kilometre compare
- 184 Mali 0.0537 number per square kilometre compare
- 185 Australia 0.033 number per square kilometre compare
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 enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Iceland?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square in Iceland was 0.0639 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0679 number per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0195 number per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Iceland rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square?
- Iceland ranks 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.