School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male was 2,183 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iceland, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iceland stood at 2,183 number. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iceland peaked at 4,256 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,183 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 … age male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,256 number | — |
| 1999 | 4,251 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4,235 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4,215 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,204 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4,216 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,234 number | -47.0% |
| 2005 | 2,255 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,245 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,257 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,265 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,251 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,259 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,313 number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2,403 number | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2,569 number | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2,626 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2,598 number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,505 number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 2,401 number | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2,295 number | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2,217 number | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 2,183 number | -1.5% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,183 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 32,861 number, 7% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,183 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50,245 number, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -47.0% | 4,216 number | 2,234 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,254 number | 4,251 number | 4,256 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,038 number | 2,234 number | 4,235 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,419 number | 2,217 number | 2,626 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,183 number | 2,183 number | 2,183 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iceland?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iceland was 2,183 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,256 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,183 number in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.