School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iceland

Iceland: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 4,460 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
4,460 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
175th
of 202 countries
All-time high
4,741 number
in 2016
All-time low
4,074 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iceland, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iceland stood at 4,460 number.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iceland peaked at 4,741 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,074 number, in 2007.

Iceland ranks 175th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,330 number 4,140 number 4,618 number 10
1980s 4,194 number 4,172 number 4,223 number 10
1990s 4,344 number 4,244 number 4,587 number 10
2000s 4,322 number 4,074 number 4,676 number 10
2010s 4,579 number 4,299 number 4,741 number 10
2020s 4,460 number 4,460 number 4,460 number 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 6,183 number compare
  2. 173 Samoa 5,066 number compare
  3. 174 Bahamas 4,973 number compare
  4. 176 Malta 4,349 number compare
  5. 177 Barbados 2,977 number compare
  6. 178 Kiribati 2,895 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Iceland

All data for Iceland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iceland?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Iceland was 4,460 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 4,741 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 4,074 number in 2007.
How does Iceland rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Iceland ranks 175th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/