School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 24,397 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iceland, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iceland stood at 24,397 number.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 25,258 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16,627 number, in 1970.
That places Iceland 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,627 number | — |
| 1971 | 17,200 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 17,796 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 18,308 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 18,759 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 19,201 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 19,671 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 20,055 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 20,460 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 20,862 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 21,214 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 21,505 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 21,794 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 22,020 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 22,168 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 22,213 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 22,149 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 21,979 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 21,700 number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 21,385 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 21,125 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 20,968 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 20,814 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 20,750 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 20,769 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 20,817 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20,865 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 20,886 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 20,905 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 20,926 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 20,971 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 21,072 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21,224 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 21,392 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 21,565 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 21,707 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 21,797 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 22,246 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 22,552 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22,736 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 22,902 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 23,131 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 23,304 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23,783 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 24,437 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 24,998 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 25,258 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 25,008 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 24,397 number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,894 number | 16,627 number | 20,862 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,813 number | 21,214 number | 22,213 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,882 number | 20,750 number | 21,125 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,726 number | 20,971 number | 22,736 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,135 number | 22,902 number | 25,258 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Iceland?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Iceland was 24,397 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 25,258 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,627 number in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.