School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 28,117 in 2025. ▬ Flat
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 28,117 for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 28,117 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25,687, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 163rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27,994 | — |
| 2014 | 27,879 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27,554 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 26,698 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 26,031 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 25,869 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 25,687 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 25,835 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 26,152 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 26,894 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 27,373 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 27,787 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 28,117 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,816 | 25,687 | 27,994 | 7 |
| 2020s | 27,026 | 25,835 | 28,117 | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland was 28,117 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 28,117 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,687 in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 163rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release