Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Iceland
Iceland: Students by ISCED level, age and sex was 101,858 in 2012. β² Rising
Latest (2012)
101,858
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
32nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
101,858
in 2012
All-time low
85,731
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998β2012
Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Iceland, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 101,858 for students by isced level, age and sex in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, age and sex in Iceland peaked at 101,858 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85,731, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 32nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,041 | 85,731 | 86,351 | 2 |
| 2000s | 94,709 | 88,361 | 99,651 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,068 | 100,364 | 101,858 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 29 Estonia 289,934 compare
- 30 Cyprus 170,906 compare
- 31 Luxembourg 104,057 compare
- 33 Malta 79,095 compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 7,175 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, age and sex in Iceland?
- Students by isced level, age and sex in Iceland was 101,858 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 101,858 in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,731 in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for students by isced level, age and sex?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, age and sex rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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