School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2,526 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland stood at 2,526.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland peaked at 4,348 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,059, in 2006.
That places Iceland 148th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,077 | — |
| 1999 | 4,056 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 4,136 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 4,112 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4,140 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4,348 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2,116 | -51.3% |
| 2005 | 2,151 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2,059 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,115 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2,129 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,211 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 2,390 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 2,343 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2,468 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2,349 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2,486 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 2,388 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2,259 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 2,309 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,297 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,322 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2,372 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,376 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,331 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,386 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 2,438 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 2,526 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,066 | 4,056 | 4,077 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,952 | 2,059 | 4,348 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,361 | 2,259 | 2,486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,405 | 2,331 | 2,526 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 145 Brunei Darussalam 3,382 compare
- 146 Curaçao 3,073 compare
- 147 Bahamas 2,898 compare
- 149 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,350 compare
- 150 Seychelles 2,347 compare
- 151 Samoa 2,120 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland was 2,526 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,348 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,059 in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 148th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release