School age population, secondary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, secondary education, male was 15,358 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
15,358 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
174th
of 205 countries
All-time high
16,980 number
in 2010
All-time low
14,524 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 15,358 number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Iceland peaked at 16,980 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14,524 number, in 1970.
That places Iceland 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, secondary education, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,524 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,871 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 15,220 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 15,554 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 15,850 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 16,088 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 16,272 number | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 16,295 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 16,261 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 16,172 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 16,041 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 15,863 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 15,627 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 15,399 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 15,220 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 15,106 number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 15,067 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 15,042 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15,071 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 15,115 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 15,145 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 15,134 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 15,088 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 15,039 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 15,000 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14,998 number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 15,041 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15,092 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 15,206 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 15,339 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 15,432 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 15,420 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 15,310 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 15,201 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 15,177 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15,294 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 15,590 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16,045 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 16,488 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 16,827 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 16,980 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16,896 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 16,826 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 16,565 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 16,185 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 15,785 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 15,437 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 15,198 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 15,115 number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 15,188 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 15,358 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,711 number | 14,524 number | 16,295 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,355 number | 15,042 number | 16,041 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,108 number | 14,998 number | 15,339 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,678 number | 15,177 number | 16,827 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,018 number | 15,115 number | 16,980 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,358 number | 15,358 number | 15,358 number | 1 |
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 15,358 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 16,980 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,524 number in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.