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
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 education, 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.