School age population, pre-primary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 6,487 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 6,487 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Iceland peaked at 6,906 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,019 number, in 1978.
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,118 number | 2,019 number | 2,264 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,049 number | 2,038 number | 2,070 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,993 number | 2,076 number | 6,820 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,288 number | 5,953 number | 6,814 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,728 number | 6,457 number | 6,906 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,487 number | 6,487 number | 6,487 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Iceland?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Iceland was 6,487 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6,906 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,019 number in 1978.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.