Iceland vs Norway: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Iceland
109.1%
in 2018
Norway
109.3%
in 2018
Iceland rank
22nd
Norway rank
20th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
0255075100125197119942018

How they compare

Norway currently reports 109.3% against 109.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 20th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 92.9% 93.9% 1.1% Norway
1980s 97.5% 95.7% 1.8% Iceland
1990s 102.1% 108.8% 6.7% Norway
2000s 103.6% 105.7% 2.1% Norway
2010s 106.7% 107.3% 0.6% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Iceland or Norway?
Norway, at 109.3% against 109.1% in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Iceland and Norway?
0.2%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Iceland ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 20th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.