School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 35,201 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35,201
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
176th
of 220 countries
All-time high
35,201
in 2025
All-time low
28,655
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Iceland is 35,201, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 35,201 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28,655, in 1970.
That places Iceland 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,655 | — |
| 1971 | 29,127 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 29,743 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 30,548 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 31,053 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 31,309 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 31,600 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 31,770 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 31,691 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 31,796 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 31,657 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 31,165 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 30,902 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 30,551 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 29,820 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 29,346 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 29,305 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 29,241 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 29,157 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 29,489 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 29,439 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 29,375 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 29,462 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 29,435 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 29,544 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 29,758 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 29,831 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 29,911 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30,133 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 29,938 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 29,474 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 29,223 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 29,498 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 29,614 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 30,240 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 30,641 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 31,528 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 32,385 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 33,018 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 32,941 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 32,736 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32,101 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 31,825 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 31,334 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 31,111 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 30,731 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 30,439 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 30,379 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 30,677 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 30,870 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 31,314 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 31,637 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 32,583 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 34,024 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 34,969 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 35,201 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,729 | 28,655 | 31,796 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,063 | 29,157 | 31,657 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,683 | 29,375 | 30,133 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,856 | 29,223 | 33,018 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,220 | 30,379 | 32,736 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,288 | 31,314 | 35,201 | 6 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Iceland?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Iceland was 35,201 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 35,201 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,655 in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release