School age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, tertiary education, male was 13,239 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
13,239
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
179th
of 221 countries
All-time high
13,664
in 2023
All-time low
8,834
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland stood at 13,239.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland peaked at 13,664 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,834, in 1970.
Iceland ranks 179th of 221 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, tertiary education, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,834 | — |
| 1971 | 9,075 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 9,271 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 9,550 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 9,848 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 10,115 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 10,219 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 10,507 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 10,726 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 10,775 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 10,980 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 11,176 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 11,189 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 11,254 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 11,429 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 11,287 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 11,222 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 11,232 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 11,190 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 11,129 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 10,815 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 10,445 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 10,386 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 10,459 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 10,633 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 10,594 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 10,620 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10,717 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 10,489 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 10,348 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 10,631 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 10,942 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 11,099 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 11,292 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 11,230 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 11,087 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 10,954 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11,005 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 11,581 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 11,937 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 11,644 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 12,042 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 12,304 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 12,551 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 12,670 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12,883 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 12,792 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13,009 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 13,331 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 13,440 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13,251 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 13,059 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 13,154 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13,664 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 12,961 | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 13,239 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,892 | 8,834 | 10,775 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,209 | 10,980 | 11,429 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,551 | 10,348 | 10,815 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,176 | 10,631 | 11,937 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,667 | 11,644 | 13,440 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,221 | 12,961 | 13,664 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 176 Malta 14,103 compare
- 177 Vanuatu 13,873 compare
- 178 French Guiana 13,608 compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 12,406 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 12,011 compare
- 182 French Polynesia 10,762 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, male in Iceland?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland was 13,239 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13,664 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,834 in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 179th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release