Iceland: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Iceland's children out of school, primary, male rose 28% on 2022 (from 246 to 315).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2022), the average change was +19% and a typical year strayed about 91.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 326% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 78.8% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 11.85 a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Iceland had the 28th highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Iceland in the 2023 ranking

• Slovenia — 25th of 30: 1,051
• Mauritius — 26th of 30: 872
• United Arab Emirates — 27th of 30: 607
• Luxembourg — 29th of 30: 169
• Dominica — 30th of 30: 57

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 27 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Albania — 6,226 (2023)
• Andorra — 41 (2024)
• Armenia — 1,698 (2023)
• Austria — 2,601 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 71 (2024)
• Belarus — 8,421 (2024)
• Belgium — 6,672 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2,195 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 7,586 (2024)
• Cyprus — 606 (2017)
• Czechia

More education data for Iceland

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 32,314 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.22% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 76.52% (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 37,056 (2023)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 108.91% (2023)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.52 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Iceland's children out of school, primary, male?

315 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 363.24% from 68 in 1994 (5.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 315 in 2023 and the lowest 14 in 2005.

How does Iceland rank?

28th highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, male unusual for Iceland?

In 2023, Iceland's children out of school, primary, male rose 28% on 2022 (from 246 to 315). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2022), the average change was +19% and a typical year strayed about 91.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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