Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iceland stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iceland peaked at 1.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
That places Iceland 143rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -27.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -53.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +141.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +88.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +16.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 76% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iceland?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Iceland was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Iceland ranks 143rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release