Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Iceland

Share of children out of school in Iceland in 2023 — 1.82%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 146. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 0.76 pp.

2023 1.82% +0.31 pp vs 2022
World rank 56of 146
Period maximum 1.82%2023
Period minimum 0.02%1996

Trend over time

1977–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Iceland, 1977–202300.511.5219771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 1.06%1994: 0.45%1996: 0.02%1997: 0.86%1998: 1.07%1999: 1.22%2000: 0.86%2001: 0.68%2002: 1.17%2003: 0.94%2004: 0.93%2005: 0.85%2006: 1.09%2007: 1.43%2008: 1.56%2009: 1.58%2010: 1.17%2011: 1.26%2012: 1.13%2013: 1.2%2014: 1.18%2015: 1.26%2016: 1.04%2017: 1.07%2018: 1.1%2019: 1.19%2020: 1.42%2021: 1.42%2022: 1.52%2023: 1.82%
Change over the period: +0.76 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iceland

Iceland 1.82%
World computed 8.88%
Europe & Central Asia computed 2.72%
Northern Europe computed 0.35%
High-income countries computed 1.99%
Share of children out of school — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.82 +0.31 pp
2022 1.52 +0.09 pp
2021 1.42 −0 pp
2020 1.42 +0.23 pp
2019 1.19 +0.09 pp
2018 1.1 +0.03 pp
2017 1.07 +0.03 pp
2016 1.04 −0.22 pp
2015 1.26 +0.09 pp
2014 1.18 −0.02 pp
2013 1.2 +0.07 pp
2012 1.13 −0.12 pp
2011 1.26 +0.09 pp
2010 1.17 −0.4 pp
2009 1.58 +0.02 pp
2008 1.56 +0.13 pp
2007 1.43 +0.34 pp
2006 1.09 +0.24 pp
2005 0.85 −0.08 pp
2004 0.93 −0.01 pp
2003 0.94 −0.23 pp
2002 1.17 +0.49 pp
2001 0.68 −0.18 pp
2000 0.86 −0.36 pp
1999 1.22 +0.15 pp
1998 1.07 +0.22 pp
1997 0.86 +0.83 pp
1996 0.02
1994 0.45
1977 1.06

Northern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.