Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland

Iceland: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 1,283 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,283 number
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
118th
of 142 countries
All-time high
2,708 number
in 2002
All-time low
1,283 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland, 1998–2018

01.0k2.0k3.0k1998200820181998: 2.1k number1999: 2.2k number2000: 2.5k number2001: 2.7k number2002: 2.7k number2003: 2.6k number2004: 2.3k number2005: 1.9k number2006: 1.7k number2007: 1.6k number2008: 1.7k number2009: 1.9k number2010: 1.8k number2011: 2.1k number2012: 2.1k number2013: 2.1k number2014: 1.9k number2015: 1.7k number2016: 1.7k number2017: 1.4k number2018: 1.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland stood at 1,283 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland peaked at 2,708 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,283 number, in 2018.

That places Iceland 118th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Iceland, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 2,148 number
1999 2,245 number +4.5%
2000 2,486 number +10.7%
2001 2,652 number +6.7%
2002 2,708 number +2.1%
2003 2,643 number -2.4%
2004 2,328 number -11.9%
2005 1,872 number -19.6%
2006 1,690 number -9.7%
2007 1,579 number -6.6%
2008 1,671 number +5.8%
2009 1,950 number +16.7%
2010 1,833 number -6.0%
2011 2,058 number +12.3%
2012 2,085 number +1.3%
2013 2,055 number -1.4%
2014 1,940 number -5.6%
2015 1,681 number -13.4%
2016 1,656 number -1.5%
2017 1,378 number -16.8%
2018 1,283 number -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,196 number 2,148 number 2,245 number 2
2000s 2,158 number 1,579 number 2,708 number 10
2010s 1,774 number 1,283 number 2,085 number 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 115 Sweden 2,295 number compare
  2. 116 Samoa 1,460 number compare
  3. 117 Latvia 1,330 number compare
  4. 119 Qatar 1,233 number compare
  5. 120 Lithuania 1,182 number compare
  6. 121 Sao Tome and Principe 1,168 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Iceland was 1,283 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 2,708 number in 2002.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 1,283 number in 2018.
How does Iceland rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Iceland ranks 118th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.