School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iceland

Iceland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 2,183 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,183 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
144th
of 164 countries
All-time high
4,256 number
in 1998
All-time low
2,183 number
in 2020
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Iceland, 1998–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1998200920201998: 4.3k number1999: 4.3k number2000: 4.2k number2001: 4.2k number2002: 4.2k number2003: 4.2k number2004: 2.2k number2005: 2.3k number2006: 2.2k number2007: 2.3k number2008: 2.3k number2009: 2.3k number2010: 2.3k number2011: 2.3k number2012: 2.4k number2013: 2.6k number2014: 2.6k number2015: 2.6k number2016: 2.5k number2017: 2.4k number2018: 2.3k number2019: 2.2k number2020: 2.2k number

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 education, male in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in Iceland, 1998 to 2020.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 141 Curacao 3,306 number compare
  2. 142 Bahamas 3,230 number compare
  3. 143 Micronesia (country) 2,469 number compare
  4. 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,940 number compare
  5. 146 Samoa 1,904 number compare
  6. 147 Grenada 1,630 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
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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.