School age population, early … age male educational development in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, early … age male educational development was 6,964 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Iceland, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Iceland stood at 6,964.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Iceland peaked at 7,379 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,370, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 84th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7,136 | — |
| 2014 | 6,791 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 6,709 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6,484 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 6,421 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 6,370 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6,488 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6,699 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 6,984 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 7,314 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 7,379 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 7,165 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 6,964 | -2.8% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 6,964 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73,183, 10% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 6,964 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,743, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,628 | 6,370 | 7,136 | 7 |
| 2020s | 7,084 | 6,699 | 7,379 | 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 educational development in Iceland?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Iceland was 6,964 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,379 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,370 in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Iceland ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release