School age population, tertiary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, tertiary education, female was 11,848 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 11,848 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Iceland peaked at 12,242 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8,000 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,105 number | 8,000 number | 10,101 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,676 number | 10,272 number | 10,907 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,284 number | 10,224 number | 10,426 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,685 number | 10,373 number | 11,149 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,795 number | 11,279 number | 12,242 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, female in Iceland?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Iceland was 11,848 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 12,242 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 number in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.