School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 6,626 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2020
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 (number) (School) in Iceland, year by year
| 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% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 6,626 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66,020 number, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 6,626 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,828 number, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | +203.1% | 2,168 number | 6,571 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.