School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 9,765 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland stood at 9,765. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland peaked at 9,765 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,615, in 1970.
That places Iceland 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,615 | — |
| 1971 | 7,696 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 7,912 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 8,236 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 8,408 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 8,600 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 8,730 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 8,795 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 8,676 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 8,740 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 8,777 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 8,826 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 8,939 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 8,975 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 8,810 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 8,427 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 8,269 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 7,942 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 7,893 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 8,264 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 8,295 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 8,356 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 8,529 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 8,309 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 8,107 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 8,100 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8,191 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8,374 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 8,546 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 8,629 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8,615 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 8,479 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 8,332 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8,143 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 7,989 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 8,211 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 8,481 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 8,949 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 9,250 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9,302 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9,370 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9,173 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 9,122 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 9,016 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8,816 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8,656 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 8,687 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8,737 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8,744 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8,760 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8,732 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 8,757 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8,932 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 9,218 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 9,595 | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 9,765 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,341 | 7,615 | 8,795 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,512 | 7,893 | 8,975 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,344 | 8,100 | 8,629 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,575 | 7,989 | 9,302 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,908 | 8,656 | 9,370 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,166 | 8,732 | 9,765 | 6 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Iceland?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland was 9,765 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,765 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,615 in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 172nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release