Over-age students, primary in Iceland
Iceland: Over-age students, primary was 0.0% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Iceland, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Iceland stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 23.4% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Iceland peaked at 0.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Iceland 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.5% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -94.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +381.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -40.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -32.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -49.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
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- 184 Malaysia 0.2% compare
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- 188 Japan 0.0%
- 188 Norway 0.0% compare
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More education data for Iceland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Iceland?
- Over-age students, primary 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 recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for over-age students, primary?
- Iceland ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. 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 (% of 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.