School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) 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.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,264 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,242 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2,213 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2,169 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 2,118 number | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2,071 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 2,038 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 2,020 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 2,019 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,028 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 2,038 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,039 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,043 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2,044 number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,045 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,045 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,048 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2,054 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,061 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2,070 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,076 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6,274 number | +202.2% |
| 1992 | 6,276 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,274 number | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,279 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6,336 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6,394 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6,520 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6,678 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 6,820 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 6,814 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,776 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,561 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 6,277 number | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 6,006 number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5,962 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5,953 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,027 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6,168 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 6,337 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 6,457 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 6,565 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 6,702 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 6,822 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6,906 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6,889 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6,849 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6,793 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6,704 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 6,593 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,487 number | -1.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 6,487 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 11% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 6,487 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 118,954 number, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +202.2% | 2,076 number | 6,274 number |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.24 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.18 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.