School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland

Iceland: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 25,173 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
25,173 number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
162nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
28,540 number
in 2013
All-time low
12,158 number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland, 1998–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200920201998: 13.7k number1999: 13.9k number2000: 13.9k number2001: 13.8k number2002: 13.4k number2003: 12.8k number2004: 12.3k number2005: 12.2k number2006: 12.2k number2007: 12.3k number2008: 12.5k number2009: 12.9k number2010: 13.1k number2011: 13.4k number2012: 13.7k number2013: 28.5k number2014: 28.3k number2015: 27.8k number2016: 27.3k number2017: 26.6k number2018: 26.0k number2019: 25.6k number2020: 25.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland is 25,173 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 28,540 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12,158 number, in 2006.

Iceland ranks 162nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Iceland, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 13,685 number
1999 13,945 number +1.9%
2000 13,908 number -0.3%
2001 13,815 number -0.7%
2002 13,378 number -3.2%
2003 12,803 number -4.3%
2004 12,258 number -4.3%
2005 12,167 number -0.7%
2006 12,158 number -0.1%
2007 12,284 number +1.0%
2008 12,548 number +2.1%
2009 12,883 number +2.7%
2010 13,149 number +2.1%
2011 13,383 number +1.8%
2012 13,740 number +2.7%
2013 28,540 number +107.7%
2014 28,254 number -1.0%
2015 27,801 number -1.6%
2016 27,333 number -1.7%
2017 26,636 number -2.6%
2018 26,045 number -2.2%
2019 25,569 number -1.8%
2020 25,173 number -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,815 number 13,685 number 13,945 number 2
2000s 12,820 number 12,158 number 13,908 number 10
2010s 23,045 number 13,149 number 28,540 number 10
2020s 25,173 number 25,173 number 25,173 number 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 159 Trinidad and Tobago 37,908 number compare
  2. 160 Montenegro 36,625 number compare
  3. 161 Cape Verde 32,315 number compare
  4. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 24,916 number compare
  5. 164 Bhutan 24,547 number compare
  6. 165 Maldives 22,797 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Iceland was 25,173 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 28,540 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 12,158 number in 2006.
How does Iceland rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Iceland ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. 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, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/