Over-age students, primary, male in Iceland
Iceland: Over-age students, primary, male was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary, male in Iceland, 1996–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 0.0% for over-age students, primary, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Iceland peaked at 0.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
Iceland ranks 187th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +439.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -33.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -25.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +52.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -49.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +126.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -44.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 184 Malaysia 0.3% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
- 186 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 188 Canada 0.0% compare
- 188 Japan 0.0%
- 188 Norway 0.0% compare
- 188 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0% 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 over-age students, primary, male in Iceland?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Iceland was 0.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Iceland rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Iceland ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.