School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 13,113 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
13,113 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
14,302 number
in 2014
All-time low
4,140 number
in 1977
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 13,113 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 14,302 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,140 number, in 1977.
Iceland ranks 174th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,618 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,568 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 4,508 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 4,422 number | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 4,325 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 4,235 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 4,171 number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 4,140 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 4,146 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 4,171 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 4,199 number | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 4,202 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 4,207 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 4,200 number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 4,187 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 4,174 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 4,172 number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,181 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 4,200 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4,223 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4,244 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 12,845 number | +202.7% |
| 1992 | 12,866 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 12,877 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 12,902 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 13,031 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13,157 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 13,390 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 13,685 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 13,945 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 13,908 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 13,815 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 13,378 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 12,803 number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 12,258 number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 12,167 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 12,158 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12,284 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 12,548 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 12,883 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 13,149 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 13,383 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 13,740 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 14,068 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14,302 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14,252 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14,155 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13,939 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13,638 number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 13,309 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 13,113 number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,330 number | 4,140 number | 4,618 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,194 number | 4,172 number | 4,223 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,294 number | 4,244 number | 13,945 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,820 number | 12,158 number | 13,908 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,794 number | 13,149 number | 14,302 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,113 number | 13,113 number | 13,113 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 13,113 number in 2020, 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 14,302 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,140 number in 1977.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.