School age population, upper secondary education, male in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 8,604 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 8,604 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Iceland peaked at 10,040 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,969 number, in 1970.
That places Iceland 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,969 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,150 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 8,349 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 8,567 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8,798 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 9,011 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 9,187 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 9,243 number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 9,266 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 9,277 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 9,280 number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 9,258 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 9,160 number | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 9,016 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 8,842 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 8,688 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 8,589 number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 8,528 number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 8,537 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 8,591 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 8,656 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 8,690 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 8,673 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 8,632 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 8,581 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 8,550 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,554 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8,547 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 8,595 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8,705 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 8,850 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 8,967 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8,952 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 8,852 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8,698 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 8,582 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 8,590 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8,798 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 9,107 number | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 9,481 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 9,799 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 9,945 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 10,040 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9,943 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9,675 number | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 9,337 number | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 9,034 number | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 8,810 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 8,683 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8,622 number | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8,604 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,782 number | 7,969 number | 9,277 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,849 number | 8,528 number | 9,280 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,618 number | 8,547 number | 8,705 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,888 number | 8,582 number | 9,481 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,389 number | 8,622 number | 10,040 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,604 number | 8,604 number | 8,604 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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, male in Iceland?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Iceland was 8,604 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,040 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,969 number in 1970.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Iceland ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.