School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2,108 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 2,108 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland peaked at 4,191 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,108 number, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 144th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,096 number | — |
| 1999 | 4,105 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 4,119 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4,137 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 4,167 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4,191 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,141 number | -48.9% |
| 2005 | 2,143 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,131 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,154 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,177 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,187 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2,214 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,270 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,325 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,433 number | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 2,470 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,441 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2,361 number | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,276 number | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,190 number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2,128 number | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,108 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,100 number | 4,096 number | 4,105 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,955 number | 2,131 number | 4,191 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,311 number | 2,128 number | 2,470 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,108 number | 2,108 number | 2,108 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 2,108 number in 2020, 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 4,191 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,108 number in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.