Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Iceland
Iceland: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 4,547 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Iceland is 4,547 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Iceland peaked at 4,724 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,104 number, in 2007.
That places Iceland 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,639 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,603 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 4,568 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 4,497 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 4,405 number | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 4,309 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 4,223 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 4,159 number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 4,141 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 4,152 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 4,174 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4,191 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 4,205 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 4,204 number | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,195 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4,182 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 4,172 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 4,173 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,186 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4,206 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4,225 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 4,254 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4,267 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 4,270 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4,269 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,274 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4,294 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4,325 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 4,405 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4,508 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4,609 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4,673 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4,657 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4,550 number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4,397 number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 4,242 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 4,144 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4,104 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,118 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,169 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,240 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 4,305 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4,385 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4,482 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,581 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 4,666 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4,713 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4,724 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4,691 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4,627 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4,547 number | -1.7% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 4,547 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 4,547 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77,228 number, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,370 number | 4,141 number | 4,639 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,189 number | 4,172 number | 4,206 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,309 number | 4,225 number | 4,508 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,366 number | 4,104 number | 4,673 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,541 number | 4,240 number | 4,724 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,547 number | 4,547 number | 4,547 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Iceland?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Iceland was 4,547 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,724 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,104 number in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.