School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 2,232 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
2,232 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
176th
of 204 countries
All-time high
2,339 number
in 2006
All-time low
1,995 number
in 2001
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2,232 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iceland peaked at 2,339 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,995 number, in 2001.
That places Iceland 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,166 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,203 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2,232 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 2,249 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 2,260 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 2,269 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 2,261 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 2,225 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2,173 number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 2,123 number | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 2,069 number | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 2,025 number | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 2,018 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2,030 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2,038 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2,046 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 2,053 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 2,055 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,054 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,053 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,050 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,046 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,054 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,062 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,066 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,070 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,072 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,078 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,072 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,057 number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,019 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,995 number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,051 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,134 number | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2,205 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 2,284 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2,339 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,314 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,253 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,203 number | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,149 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2,102 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2,087 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,089 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,086 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,080 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,086 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,115 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2,156 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,194 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,232 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,216 number | 2,123 number | 2,269 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,044 number | 2,018 number | 2,069 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,063 number | 2,046 number | 2,078 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,180 number | 1,995 number | 2,339 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,114 number | 2,080 number | 2,194 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,232 number | 2,232 number | 2,232 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iceland?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Iceland was 2,232 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,339 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,995 number in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.