School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 6,754 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
6,754 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
173rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
7,381 number
in 2008
All-time low
6,349 number
in 2003
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 6,754 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland peaked at 7,381 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,349 number, in 2003.
Iceland ranks 173rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,555 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,721 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 6,871 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 6,987 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 7,052 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 7,077 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 7,085 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 7,052 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 6,995 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6,895 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 6,761 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 6,605 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 6,467 number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 6,383 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 6,378 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6,418 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 6,478 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 6,514 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 6,534 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6,524 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 6,489 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6,444 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6,415 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6,407 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 6,419 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6,448 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6,487 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6,545 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 6,611 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 6,634 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6,582 number | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 6,453 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 6,358 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6,349 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,479 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 6,712 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 7,000 number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 7,247 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 7,381 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 7,346 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 7,181 number | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 6,951 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6,786 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6,622 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,510 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 6,448 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6,403 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6,388 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,432 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,566 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,754 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,929 number | 6,555 number | 7,085 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,506 number | 6,378 number | 6,761 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,490 number | 6,407 number | 6,634 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,791 number | 6,349 number | 7,381 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,629 number | 6,388 number | 7,181 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,754 number | 6,754 number | 6,754 number | 1 |
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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 6,754 number in 2020, 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 7,381 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,349 number in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.