School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 8,410 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 8,410 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Iceland peaked at 9,515 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,473 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, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,473 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,674 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 7,871 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 8,073 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8,283 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 8,492 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 8,672 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 8,741 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 8,784 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 8,828 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 8,869 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 8,882 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 8,819 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 8,693 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 8,529 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 8,370 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 8,260 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 8,203 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 8,196 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 8,228 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 8,267 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 8,291 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 8,281 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 8,262 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 8,245 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 8,246 number | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,266 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8,282 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 8,331 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8,410 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8,495 number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8,555 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8,522 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8,429 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8,305 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 8,224 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 8,251 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8,482 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 8,788 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 9,121 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 9,379 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 9,479 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 9,515 number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9,411 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9,176 number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 8,885 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8,631 number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 8,468 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8,399 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,390 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8,410 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,289 number | 7,473 number | 8,828 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,505 number | 8,196 number | 8,882 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,288 number | 8,245 number | 8,410 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,517 number | 8,224 number | 9,121 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,973 number | 8,390 number | 9,515 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,410 number | 8,410 number | 8,410 number | 1 |
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 8,410 number in 2020, 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 9,515 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,473 number in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Iceland ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.