Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2,309 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Iceland is 2,309 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Iceland peaked at 2,442 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,094 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, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,369 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,346 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2,326 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 2,291 number | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 2,245 number | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 2,199 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 2,157 number | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 2,127 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 2,121 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2,131 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 2,145 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 2,157 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2,165 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 2,161 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,151 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 2,138 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2,127 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2,125 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,131 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2,144 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2,156 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 2,174 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,184 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 2,188 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,191 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,196 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,208 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2,221 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,257 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,306 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,353 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2,383 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2,375 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,321 number | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,244 number | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2,167 number | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,118 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2,094 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,097 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,118 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,151 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,183 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,230 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,290 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,353 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2,409 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,440 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,442 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,413 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,364 number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,309 number | -2.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,309 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,309 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,231 number | 2,121 number | 2,369 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,144 number | 2,125 number | 2,165 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,208 number | 2,156 number | 2,306 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,227 number | 2,094 number | 2,383 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,328 number | 2,151 number | 2,442 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,309 number | 2,309 number | 2,309 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, male in Iceland?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Iceland was 2,309 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,442 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,094 number in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.