School age population, pre-primary education, male in Iceland

Iceland: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 6,626 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,626 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
7,396 number
in 2014
All-time low
2,120 number
in 1977
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 6,626 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Iceland peaked at 7,396 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,120 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, male in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Iceland, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,354 number
1971 2,326 number -1.2%
1972 2,295 number -1.3%
1973 2,253 number -1.8%
1974 2,207 number -2.0%
1975 2,164 number -1.9%
1976 2,133 number -1.4%
1977 2,120 number -0.6%
1978 2,127 number +0.3%
1979 2,143 number +0.8%
1980 2,161 number +0.8%
1981 2,163 number +0.1%
1982 2,164 number +0.0%
1983 2,156 number -0.4%
1984 2,142 number -0.6%
1985 2,129 number -0.6%
1986 2,124 number -0.2%
1987 2,127 number +0.1%
1988 2,139 number +0.6%
1989 2,153 number +0.7%
1990 2,168 number +0.7%
1991 6,571 number +203.1%
1992 6,590 number +0.3%
1993 6,603 number +0.2%
1994 6,623 number +0.3%
1995 6,695 number +1.1%
1996 6,763 number +1.0%
1997 6,870 number +1.6%
1998 7,007 number +2.0%
1999 7,125 number +1.7%
2000 7,094 number -0.4%
2001 7,039 number -0.8%
2002 6,817 number -3.2%
2003 6,526 number -4.3%
2004 6,252 number -4.2%
2005 6,205 number -0.8%
2006 6,205 number +0.0%
2007 6,257 number +0.8%
2008 6,380 number +2.0%
2009 6,546 number +2.6%
2010 6,692 number +2.2%
2011 6,818 number +1.9%
2012 7,038 number +3.2%
2013 7,246 number +3.0%
2014 7,396 number +2.1%
2015 7,363 number -0.4%
2016 7,306 number -0.8%
2017 7,146 number -2.2%
2018 6,934 number -3.0%
2019 6,716 number -3.1%
2020 6,626 number -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,212 number 2,120 number 2,354 number 10
1980s 2,146 number 2,124 number 2,164 number 10
1990s 6,302 number 2,168 number 7,125 number 10
2000s 6,532 number 6,205 number 7,094 number 10
2010s 7,066 number 6,692 number 7,396 number 10
2020s 6,626 number 6,626 number 6,626 number 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 171 French Polynesia 8,170 number compare
  2. 172 Vanuatu 8,049 number compare
  3. 173 Belize 7,923 number compare
  4. 175 Samoa 5,387 number compare
  5. 176 Bahamas 5,177 number compare
  6. 177 Kiribati 4,565 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Iceland?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Iceland was 6,626 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 7,396 number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,120 number in 1977.
How does Iceland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Iceland ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.