Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland
Iceland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.4%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
113th
of 206 countries
All-time high
23.5%
in 2006
All-time low
16.1%
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 16.4% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland peaked at 23.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2021.
That places Iceland 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 21.2% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | -1.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 16.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.8% | 21.2% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 110 Morocco 18.4% compare
- 111 South Africa 17.8% compare
- 112 Cook Islands 16.5% compare
- 113 Macau, China 16.4% compare
- 115 Qatar 16.3% compare
- 116 Azerbaijan 16.2% compare
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.2% compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland was 16.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Iceland ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release