School age population, primary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, primary education, female was 15,803 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Iceland, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Iceland stood at 15,803 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Iceland peaked at 15,803 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,157 number, in 1981.
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 | 13,093 number | 12,300 number | 13,510 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,249 number | 12,157 number | 12,317 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,293 number | 12,334 number | 14,649 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,200 number | 14,653 number | 15,686 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,112 number | 14,625 number | 15,764 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,803 number | 15,803 number | 15,803 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 17,879 number compare
- 172 Macau (China) 16,573 number compare
- 173 Bahamas 16,546 number compare
- 175 Samoa 13,857 number compare
- 176 French Polynesia 12,833 number compare
- 177 Malta 12,190 number compare
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 15,803 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 15,803 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,157 number in 1981.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.