School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 14,594 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,594
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
176th
of 222 countries
All-time high
14,594
in 2025
All-time low
3,874
in 1977
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland is 14,594, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 14,594 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,874, in 1977.
Iceland ranks 176th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,698 | — |
| 1971 | 4,605 | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 4,558 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 4,536 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 4,234 | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 4,086 | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 4,120 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 3,874 | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 4,099 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 4,475 | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 4,375 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 4,026 | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 4,143 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 4,154 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3,886 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 4,053 | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 4,445 | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 4,490 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 4,312 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 4,358 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 4,279 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 11,826 | +176.4% |
| 1992 | 12,628 | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 13,298 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 13,921 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 13,801 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 13,816 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 13,582 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 13,505 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 13,281 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 13,133 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 12,979 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 12,945 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 12,652 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 12,772 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12,615 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 12,559 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 12,464 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12,755 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 13,112 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 13,257 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13,351 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13,686 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 14,101 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 14,489 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 14,270 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 13,885 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 13,455 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 13,440 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13,174 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 12,942 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 12,781 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 12,881 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13,362 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 13,852 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 14,594 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,328 | 3,874 | 4,698 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,224 | 3,886 | 4,490 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,394 | 4,279 | 13,921 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,799 | 12,464 | 13,133 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,711 | 13,174 | 14,489 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,402 | 12,781 | 14,594 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 173 Vanuatu 17,521 compare
- 174 Macau, China 15,900 compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 15,042 compare
- 177 Belize 13,678 compare
- 178 New Caledonia 12,545 compare
- 179 Maldives 12,538 compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland was 14,594 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14,594 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,874 in 1977.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release