School age population, early childhood education, female in Iceland

Iceland: School age population, early childhood education, female was 12,339 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
12,339 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
162nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
13,856 number
in 2013
All-time low
5,953 number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200920201998: 6.7k number1999: 6.8k number2000: 6.8k number2001: 6.8k number2002: 6.6k number2003: 6.3k number2004: 6.0k number2005: 6.0k number2006: 6.0k number2007: 6.0k number2008: 6.2k number2009: 6.3k number2010: 6.5k number2011: 6.6k number2012: 6.7k number2013: 13.9k number2014: 13.8k number2015: 13.6k number2016: 13.4k number2017: 13.2k number2018: 12.9k number2019: 12.6k number2020: 12.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 12,339 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Iceland peaked at 13,856 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,953 number, in 2006.

That places Iceland 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,749 number 6,678 number 6,820 number 2
2000s 6,288 number 5,953 number 6,814 number 10
2010s 11,299 number 6,457 number 13,856 number 10
2020s 12,339 number 12,339 number 12,339 number 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 159 Trinidad and Tobago 18,644 number compare
  2. 160 Montenegro 17,626 number compare
  3. 161 Cabo Verde 15,918 number compare
  4. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 12,317 number compare
  5. 164 Bhutan 12,066 number compare
  6. 165 Maldives 10,795 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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All data for Iceland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Iceland?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Iceland was 12,339 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 13,856 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 5,953 number in 2006.
How does Iceland rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Iceland ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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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Female 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/