School age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland

Iceland: School age population, tertiary education, male was 12,549 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
12,549 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
173rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
13,016 number
in 2016
All-time low
8,627 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

School age population, tertiary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019942018

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

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in Iceland, 1970 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 170 Macau, China 17,541 number compare
  2. 171 Bahamas 16,518 number compare
  3. 172 Malta 13,308 number compare
  4. 174 Vanuatu 11,614 number compare
  5. 175 Barbados 9,586 number compare
  6. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 9,195 number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.