School age population, early childhood education, male in Iceland

Iceland: School age population, early childhood education, male was 12,834 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
12,834 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
162nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
14,684 number
in 2013
All-time low
6,205 number
in 2005
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200920201998: 7.0k number1999: 7.1k number2000: 7.1k number2001: 7.0k number2002: 6.8k number2003: 6.5k number2004: 6.3k number2005: 6.2k number2006: 6.2k number2007: 6.3k number2008: 6.4k number2009: 6.5k number2010: 6.7k number2011: 6.8k number2012: 7.0k number2013: 14.7k number2014: 14.5k number2015: 14.2k number2016: 13.9k number2017: 13.5k number2018: 13.2k number2019: 13.0k number2020: 12.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 12,834 number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Iceland peaked at 14,684 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,205 number, in 2005.

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, male in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Iceland, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 7,007 number
1999 7,125 number +1.7%
2000 7,094 number -0.4%
2001 7,039 number -0.8%
2002 6,817 number -3.2%
2003 6,526 number -4.3%
2004 6,252 number -4.2%
2005 6,205 number -0.8%
2006 6,205 number +0.0%
2007 6,257 number +0.8%
2008 6,380 number +2.0%
2009 6,546 number +2.6%
2010 6,692 number +2.2%
2011 6,818 number +1.9%
2012 7,038 number +3.2%
2013 14,684 number +108.6%
2014 14,477 number -1.4%
2015 14,194 number -2.0%
2016 13,929 number -1.9%
2017 13,480 number -3.2%
2018 13,170 number -2.3%
2019 12,977 number -1.5%
2020 12,834 number -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,066 number 7,007 number 7,125 number 2
2000s 6,532 number 6,205 number 7,094 number 10
2010s 11,746 number 6,692 number 14,684 number 10
2020s 12,834 number 12,834 number 12,834 number 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 159 Trinidad and Tobago 19,264 number compare
  2. 160 Montenegro 18,999 number compare
  3. 161 Cape Verde 16,397 number compare
  4. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 12,599 number compare
  5. 164 Bhutan 12,481 number compare
  6. 165 Maldives 12,002 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Iceland?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Iceland was 12,834 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 14,684 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 6,205 number in 2005.
How does Iceland rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Iceland ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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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Male 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/