School age population, secondary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, secondary education, female was 14,896 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
14,896 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
173rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
16,215 number
in 2010
All-time low
13,666 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Iceland stood at 14,896 number.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Iceland peaked at 16,215 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13,666 number, in 1970.
Iceland ranks 173rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, secondary education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,666 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,015 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 14,350 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 14,671 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 14,966 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 15,228 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 15,440 number | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 15,498 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 15,505 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,459 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 15,368 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 15,225 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 15,023 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 14,811 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 14,623 number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 14,482 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 14,401 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 14,368 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 14,382 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 14,421 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 14,453 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14,459 number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14,446 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14,433 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14,428 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,442 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 14,476 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 14,530 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 14,624 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 14,713 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 14,752 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 14,700 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 14,600 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14,519 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 14,527 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 14,660 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 14,949 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 15,401 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15,814 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 16,103 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 16,215 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 16,125 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16,014 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 15,773 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 15,455 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 15,134 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 14,871 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 14,722 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 14,696 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 14,770 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14,896 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,880 number | 13,666 number | 15,505 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,710 number | 14,368 number | 15,368 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,500 number | 14,428 number | 14,713 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,002 number | 14,519 number | 16,103 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,378 number | 14,696 number | 16,215 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,896 number | 14,896 number | 14,896 number | 1 |
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More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Iceland?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Iceland was 14,896 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 16,215 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,666 number in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.