School age population, early childhood educational development in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, early childhood educational development was 6,964 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Iceland, 2013β2025
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 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
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
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 3,568 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.52 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.2% (2023)
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 102 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