School age population, primary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, primary education, female was 15,510 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Iceland is 15,510, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Iceland peaked at 16,380 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,036, in 1980.
Iceland ranks 178th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,049 | 12,062 | 13,449 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,204 | 12,036 | 12,439 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,290 | 12,491 | 14,884 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,237 | 14,923 | 15,646 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,180 | 14,681 | 16,123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,014 | 15,510 | 16,380 | 6 |
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, primary education, female in Iceland?
- School age population, primary education, female in Iceland was 15,510 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 16,380 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,036 in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 178th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release