School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 13,240 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
13,240 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
173rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
14,407 number
in 2008
All-time low
12,436 number
in 2002
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iceland is 13,240 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 14,407 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12,436 number, in 2002.
That places Iceland 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,748 number | — |
| 1971 | 13,062 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 13,350 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 13,585 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 13,735 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 13,813 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 13,853 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 13,809 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 13,716 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 13,526 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 13,260 number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 12,948 number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 12,671 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 12,501 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 12,472 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 12,530 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 12,619 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 12,679 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 12,720 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 12,717 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 12,675 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 12,612 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 12,580 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 12,578 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,602 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 12,644 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 12,697 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 12,793 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 12,904 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 12,937 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 12,839 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 12,598 number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 12,436 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12,439 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,701 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 13,148 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 13,698 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 14,166 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 14,407 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 14,328 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 14,017 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13,597 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 13,285 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 12,984 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 12,789 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 12,697 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12,643 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 12,642 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,729 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12,946 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 13,240 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,520 number | 12,748 number | 13,853 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,712 number | 12,472 number | 13,260 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,702 number | 12,578 number | 12,937 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,276 number | 12,436 number | 14,407 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,033 number | 12,642 number | 14,017 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,240 number | 13,240 number | 13,240 number | 1 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iceland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Iceland was 13,240 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14,407 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,436 number in 2002.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.