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
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
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.