School age population, tertiary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, tertiary education, female was 12,913 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 12,913 for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Iceland peaked at 12,913 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,205, in 1970.
That places Iceland 178th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,212 | 8,205 | 10,181 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,742 | 10,374 | 10,971 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,246 | 10,085 | 10,538 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,819 | 10,422 | 11,410 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,977 | 11,350 | 12,473 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,685 | 12,407 | 12,913 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 175 French Guiana 13,700 compare
- 176 Vanuatu 13,509 compare
- 177 Maldives 13,190 compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 12,745 compare
- 180 Malta 12,035 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 11,158 compare
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, female in Iceland?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Iceland was 12,913 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 12,913 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,205 in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 178th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release