School age population, secondary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, secondary education, female was 17,104 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17,104
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
176th
of 220 countries
All-time high
17,104
in 2025
All-time low
13,917
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 17,104 for school age population, secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Iceland peaked at 17,104 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,917, in 1970.
Iceland ranks 176th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,917 | — |
| 1971 | 14,138 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 14,417 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 14,835 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 15,078 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 15,226 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 15,371 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 15,434 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 15,475 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 15,495 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 15,501 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,293 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 15,141 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 15,002 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 14,647 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 14,316 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 14,342 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 14,252 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 14,213 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 14,454 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 14,354 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 14,364 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14,465 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 14,432 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 14,505 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 14,569 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 14,547 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 14,650 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 14,724 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 14,684 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 14,486 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 14,323 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 14,433 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14,546 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14,816 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 14,981 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15,290 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 15,740 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 16,121 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 16,089 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15,954 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 15,603 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 15,491 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 15,363 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 15,251 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15,046 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 14,969 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 15,007 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15,156 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15,261 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15,341 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 15,462 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 15,906 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 16,501 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 17,045 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 17,104 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,939 | 13,917 | 15,495 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,716 | 14,213 | 15,501 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,529 | 14,354 | 14,724 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,082 | 14,323 | 16,121 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,310 | 14,969 | 15,954 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,226 | 15,341 | 17,104 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 21,221 compare
- 174 Maldives 20,917 compare
- 175 Samoa 17,606 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 16,871 compare
- 178 Macau, China 16,700 compare
- 179 Bahamas 16,327 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, secondary education, female in Iceland?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Iceland was 17,104 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,104 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,917 in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release