Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Iceland

Children out of school in Iceland in 2023 — 599 people. Ranked 25 in the world out of 148. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 117%.

2023 599 people +19.09% vs 2022
World rank 25of 148
Period maximum 599 people2023
Period minimum 6 people1996

Trend over time

1977–2023 · people

Children out of school — Iceland, 1977–2023020040060019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 276 people1994: 131 people1996: 6 people1997: 253 people1998: 322 people1999: 374 people2000: 272 people2001: 218 people2002: 373 people2003: 298 people2004: 291 people2005: 265 people2006: 335 people2007: 436 people2008: 473 people2009: 478 people2010: 351 people2011: 375 people2012: 337 people2013: 359 people2014: 356 people2015: 389 people2016: 327 people2017: 345 people2018: 361 people2019: 395 people2020: 474 people2021: 476 people2022: 503 people2023: 599 people
Change over the period: +323 (+117.03%) Average annual rate: 1.7 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iceland 599 people
World computed 44.51M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.09M people
Northern Europe computed 27,192 people
High-income countries computed 878,264 people
Children out of school — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 599 +96 +19.09%
2022 503 +27 +5.67%
2021 476 +2 +0.42%
2020 474 +79 +20%
2019 395 +34 +9.42%
2018 361 +16 +4.64%
2017 345 +18 +5.5%
2016 327 −62 −15.94%
2015 389 +33 +9.27%
2014 356 −3 −0.84%
2013 359 +22 +6.53%
2012 337 −38 −10.13%
2011 375 +24 +6.84%
2010 351 −127 −26.57%
2009 478 +5 +1.06%
2008 473 +37 +8.49%
2007 436 +101 +30.15%
2006 335 +70 +26.42%
2005 265 −26 −8.93%
2004 291 −7 −2.35%
2003 298 −75 −20.11%
2002 373 +155 +71.1%
2001 218 −54 −19.85%
2000 272 −102 −27.27%
1999 374 +52 +16.15%
1998 322 +69 +27.27%
1997 253 +247 +4,116.67%
1996 6
1994 131
1977 276

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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