School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 17,014 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
17,014 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
19,555 number
in 2012
All-time low
15,442 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iceland is 17,014 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 19,555 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15,442 number, in 1970.
Iceland ranks 171st of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,442 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,824 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 16,220 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 16,640 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 17,081 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 17,503 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 17,859 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 17,984 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 18,050 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 18,105 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 18,149 number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 18,140 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 17,979 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 17,709 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 17,371 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 17,058 number | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 16,849 number | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 16,731 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 16,733 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16,819 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 16,923 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 16,981 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 16,954 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 16,894 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16,826 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 16,796 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 16,820 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16,829 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 16,926 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 17,115 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 17,345 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 17,522 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 17,474 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 17,281 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 17,003 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 16,806 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 16,841 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 17,280 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 17,895 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 18,602 number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 19,178 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 19,424 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 19,555 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 19,354 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 18,851 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 18,222 number | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 17,665 number | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 17,278 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 17,082 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 17,012 number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 17,014 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,071 number | 15,442 number | 18,105 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,354 number | 16,731 number | 18,149 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,906 number | 16,796 number | 17,115 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,405 number | 16,806 number | 18,602 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,362 number | 17,012 number | 19,555 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,014 number | 17,014 number | 17,014 number | 1 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iceland?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Iceland was 17,014 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 19,555 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,442 number in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.