School age population, one year before than official … female than in Iceland
Iceland: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 2,207 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Iceland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Iceland is 2,207 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Iceland peaked at 2,293 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,994 number, in 2006.
That places Iceland 175th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,264 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,242 number | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 2,213 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2,169 number | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 2,118 number | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2,071 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 2,038 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 2,020 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 2,019 number | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,028 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 2,038 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,039 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,043 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 2,044 number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,045 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,045 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,048 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 2,054 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,061 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2,070 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,076 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2,086 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,088 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,086 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,084 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,089 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,104 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,136 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2,186 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2,242 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2,284 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,293 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,251 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2,175 number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2,086 number | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2,014 number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,994 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,997 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,026 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,070 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2,117 number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2,150 number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,191 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,231 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,266 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2,287 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,286 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,282 number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,266 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,239 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2,207 number | -1.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2,207 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 8% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2,207 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,118 number | 2,019 number | 2,264 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,049 number | 2,038 number | 2,070 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,118 number | 2,076 number | 2,242 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,119 number | 1,994 number | 2,293 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,232 number | 2,117 number | 2,287 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,207 number | 2,207 number | 2,207 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Iceland?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Iceland was 2,207 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,293 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,994 number in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Iceland ranks 175th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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/