School age population, primary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, primary education, male was 16,705 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
16,705 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
16,732 number
in 2019
All-time low
12,803 number
in 1980
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Iceland stood at 16,705 number.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Iceland peaked at 16,732 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12,803 number, in 1980.
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, primary education, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,119 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,123 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14,120 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 14,060 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 13,938 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 13,758 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 13,522 number | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 13,257 number | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 13,031 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 12,881 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 12,803 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 12,805 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12,869 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 12,933 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 12,961 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 12,956 number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 12,914 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 12,860 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 12,823 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 12,818 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 12,835 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 15,040 number | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 15,125 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 15,187 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 15,230 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 15,265 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 15,302 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 15,283 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 15,296 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 15,376 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 15,530 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 15,774 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 16,131 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 16,343 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 16,367 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 16,245 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15,993 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 15,675 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 15,412 number | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 15,242 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 15,149 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15,119 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 15,184 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15,307 number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 15,484 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 15,737 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 16,057 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 16,386 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 16,626 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16,732 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16,705 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,681 number | 12,881 number | 14,123 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,874 number | 12,803 number | 12,961 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,994 number | 12,835 number | 15,376 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,871 number | 15,242 number | 16,367 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,778 number | 15,119 number | 16,732 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,705 number | 16,705 number | 16,705 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 18,254 number compare
- 172 Macau, China 17,643 number compare
- 173 Bahamas 17,140 number compare
- 175 Samoa 14,950 number compare
- 176 French Polynesia 13,786 number compare
- 177 Malta 13,164 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, male in Iceland?
- School age population, primary education, male in Iceland was 16,705 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 16,732 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,803 number in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.