Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 0.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Iceland, 1994–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Iceland stood at 0.4%.
The figure is down 70.9% on the previous year and down 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Iceland peaked at 2.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 158th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.7% | — |
| 1996 | 2.4% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -90.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +350.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +187.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -48.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +41.5% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -70.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 23% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 26% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +350.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | +187.3% | 0.8% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 7 |
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 children of primary school age, male in Iceland?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Iceland was 0.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Iceland ranks 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2016.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/