Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Iceland

Iceland: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 45,748 number in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
45,748 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
159th
of 186 countries
All-time high
45,748 number
in 2020
All-time low
42,733 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Iceland, 1998–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1998200920201998: 42.7k number1999: 43.0k number2000: 43.2k number2001: 43.5k number2002: 44.0k number2003: 44.5k number2004: 44.8k number2005: 44.9k number2006: 45.0k number2007: 44.8k number2008: 44.6k number2009: 44.2k number2010: 43.8k number2011: 43.4k number2012: 43.2k number2013: 43.1k number2014: 43.2k number2015: 43.5k number2016: 44.0k number2017: 44.5k number2018: 45.0k number2019: 45.4k number2020: 45.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 45,748 number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 45,748 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42,733 number, in 1998.

Iceland ranks 159th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42,848 number 42,733 number 42,962 number 2
2000s 44,348 number 43,212 number 44,960 number 10
2010s 43,923 number 43,130 number 45,442 number 10
2020s 45,748 number 45,748 number 45,748 number 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 156 Brunei Darussalam 58,238 number compare
  2. 157 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 51,082 number compare
  3. 158 Maldives 50,361 number compare
  4. 160 Malta 45,100 number compare
  5. 161 Samoa 38,594 number compare
  6. 162 Barbados 38,445 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Iceland?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Iceland was 45,748 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 45,748 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 42,733 number in 1998.
How does Iceland rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Iceland ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.