School age population, secondary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, secondary education, male was 18,097 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Iceland is 18,097, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Iceland peaked at 18,097 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,738, 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, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,738 | — |
| 1971 | 14,989 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 15,326 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 15,713 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 15,975 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 16,083 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 16,229 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 16,336 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 16,216 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 16,301 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 16,156 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 15,872 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 15,761 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 15,549 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 15,173 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 15,030 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 14,963 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 14,989 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 14,944 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 15,035 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 15,085 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 15,011 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 14,997 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 15,003 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15,039 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 15,189 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 15,284 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 15,261 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 15,409 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 15,254 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 14,988 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 14,900 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15,065 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 15,068 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15,424 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 15,660 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 16,238 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 16,645 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 16,897 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 16,852 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 16,782 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 16,498 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 16,334 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 15,971 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 15,860 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15,685 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 15,470 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 15,372 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15,521 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15,609 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15,973 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 16,175 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 16,677 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 17,523 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 17,924 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 18,097 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,791 | 14,738 | 16,336 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,347 | 14,944 | 16,156 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,153 | 14,997 | 15,409 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,774 | 14,900 | 16,897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,910 | 15,372 | 16,782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,062 | 15,973 | 18,097 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Iceland?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Iceland was 18,097 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 18,097 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,738 in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 176th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release