Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Iceland
Iceland: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male was 96.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 96.2% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Iceland peaked at 97.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 21st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.2% | — |
| 1999 | 90.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 88.2% | 90.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 89.9% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.2% | 96.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Iceland?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in Iceland was 96.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- Iceland ranks 21st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release