Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 2,238 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iceland stood at 2,238 number.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iceland peaked at 2,290 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,010 number, in 2007.
Iceland ranks 176th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,270 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,257 number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 2,242 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2,206 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 2,160 number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 2,110 number | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 2,066 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2,032 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2,020 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 2,021 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,029 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2,034 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2,040 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2,043 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 2,044 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,044 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,045 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,048 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,055 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2,062 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2,069 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2,080 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,083 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,082 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,078 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,078 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,086 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2,104 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2,148 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,202 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,256 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,290 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2,282 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,229 number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,153 number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2,075 number | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 2,026 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,010 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,021 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,051 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,089 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,122 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,155 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,192 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,228 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2,257 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,273 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,282 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,278 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,263 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,238 number | -1.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,238 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,238 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,138 number | 2,020 number | 2,270 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,044 number | 2,029 number | 2,062 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,101 number | 2,069 number | 2,202 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,139 number | 2,010 number | 2,290 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,214 number | 2,089 number | 2,282 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,238 number | 2,238 number | 2,238 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, female in Iceland?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Iceland was 2,238 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,290 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,010 number in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.