Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, 1977–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Iceland stood at 1.8%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Iceland peaked at 1.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
That places Iceland 132nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.1% | — |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -57.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -95.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +4065.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -29.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +72.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,815 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,499 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0428 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Iceland?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Iceland was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Iceland rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Iceland ranks 132nd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.