School age population, secondary education, male (number) (population) in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (population) was 18,097 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18,097
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
176th
of 220 countries
All-time high
18,097
in 2025
All-time low
14,738
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
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 (number) (population) 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% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 18,097 is below the median for high income countries, which is 143,153, 13% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 18,097 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 265,040, 7% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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