Population of compulsory school age, male in Iceland

Iceland: Population of compulsory school age, male was 23,459 number in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
23,459 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
159th
of 186 countries
All-time high
23,459 number
in 2020
All-time low
21,907 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, male in Iceland, 1998–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1998200920201998: 21.9k number1999: 22.0k number2000: 22.1k number2001: 22.2k number2002: 22.5k number2003: 22.7k number2004: 22.8k number2005: 23.0k number2006: 23.0k number2007: 22.9k number2008: 22.8k number2009: 22.6k number2010: 22.3k number2011: 22.1k number2012: 22.0k number2013: 21.9k number2014: 22.0k number2015: 22.2k number2016: 22.5k number2017: 22.8k number2018: 23.1k number2019: 23.3k number2020: 23.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Iceland is 23,459 number, measured 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 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Iceland peaked at 23,459 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21,907 number, in 1998.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,958 number 21,907 number 22,010 number 2
2000s 22,662 number 22,112 number 22,993 number 10
2010s 22,407 number 21,929 number 23,298 number 10
2020s 23,459 number 23,459 number 23,459 number 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 156 Brunei 30,034 number compare
  2. 157 Maldives 26,365 number compare
  3. 158 Macau (China) 26,363 number compare
  4. 160 Malta 23,303 number compare
  5. 161 Samoa 20,038 number compare
  6. 162 Barbados 19,603 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Iceland?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Iceland was 23,459 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 23,459 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 21,907 number in 1998.
How does Iceland rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Iceland ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.