School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 7,339 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7,339
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
181st
of 220 countries
All-time high
7,450
in 2024
All-time low
5,837
in 1984
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 7,339 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Iceland peaked at 7,450 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,837, in 1984.
Iceland ranks 181st of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,302 | — |
| 1971 | 6,442 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 6,505 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 6,599 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 6,670 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 6,626 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6,641 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 6,639 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 6,799 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 6,755 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 6,724 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 6,467 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 6,202 | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 6,027 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 5,837 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 5,889 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 6,073 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 6,310 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 6,320 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 6,190 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 6,059 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 6,008 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 5,936 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 6,123 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 6,398 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 6,469 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 6,356 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 6,276 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 6,178 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 6,055 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 5,871 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5,844 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6,101 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 6,403 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 6,827 | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 6,770 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 6,809 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6,791 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,871 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6,787 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 6,584 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 6,430 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 6,369 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 6,347 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,435 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6,390 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6,282 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 6,270 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,412 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6,501 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6,609 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 6,705 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6,974 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 7,283 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 7,450 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 7,339 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,598 | 6,302 | 6,799 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,204 | 5,837 | 6,724 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,186 | 5,936 | 6,469 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,507 | 5,844 | 6,871 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,402 | 6,270 | 6,584 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,060 | 6,609 | 7,450 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 178 French Polynesia 8,076 compare
- 179 Bahamas 7,887 compare
- 180 Martinique 7,373 compare
- 182 Malta 6,877 compare
- 183 Brunei Darussalam 6,260 compare
- 184 Samoa 5,506 compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Iceland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Iceland was 7,339 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,450 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,837 in 1984.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 181st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release