School age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, tertiary education, male was 12,549 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland is 12,549 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland peaked at 13,016 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8,627 number, in 1970.
That places Iceland 173rd 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, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,627 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,955 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 9,265 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 9,519 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 9,732 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 9,945 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 10,175 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 10,355 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 10,555 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 10,761 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 10,942 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 11,087 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 11,201 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 11,276 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 11,313 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 11,306 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 11,257 number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 11,154 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 10,999 number | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 10,832 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 10,699 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 10,625 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 10,548 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 10,522 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10,545 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 10,582 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 10,610 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 10,629 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 10,624 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,605 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 10,598 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 10,633 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 10,708 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10,815 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10,945 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 11,062 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11,140 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 11,391 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 11,534 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11,587 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11,623 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11,701 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11,816 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 12,112 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 12,509 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 12,850 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 13,016 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 12,885 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 12,549 number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,789 number | 8,627 number | 10,761 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,137 number | 10,832 number | 11,313 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,599 number | 10,522 number | 10,699 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,041 number | 10,598 number | 11,587 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,340 number | 11,623 number | 13,016 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, male in Iceland?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland was 12,549 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 13,016 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,627 number in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.