School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 7,796 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7,796
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
180th
of 220 countries
All-time high
7,879
in 2024
All-time low
5,959
in 2000
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 7,796 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland peaked at 7,879 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,959, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 180th 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, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,605 | — |
| 1971 | 6,780 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 6,870 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 7,018 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 7,056 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 7,080 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 6,977 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 6,971 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 6,976 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 7,011 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 6,895 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 6,730 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 6,518 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 6,302 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 6,156 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 6,163 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 6,392 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 6,708 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 6,678 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 6,536 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 6,376 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 6,216 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 6,192 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6,322 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 6,683 | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 6,859 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 6,818 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6,642 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 6,479 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 6,105 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 5,959 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6,090 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 6,593 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 6,887 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 7,133 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 7,064 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 7,224 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 7,134 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7,172 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7,066 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 6,967 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6,843 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 6,769 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6,529 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 6,555 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6,485 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 6,447 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,398 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6,546 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 6,753 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 6,983 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 7,134 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 7,406 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 7,784 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 7,879 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 7,796 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,934 | 6,605 | 7,080 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,508 | 6,156 | 6,895 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,469 | 6,105 | 6,859 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,832 | 5,959 | 7,224 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,629 | 6,398 | 6,967 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,497 | 6,983 | 7,879 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 177 New Caledonia 8,522 compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 8,456 compare
- 179 Bahamas 8,062 compare
- 181 Martinique 7,337 compare
- 182 Malta 7,220 compare
- 183 Brunei 6,830 compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland was 7,796 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 7,879 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,959 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 180th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release