Iceland vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

Iceland
91.5%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
86.9%
in 2023
Iceland rank
45th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
48th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Iceland
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 91.5% against 86.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 4.6%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 45th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 48th of 186 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 85.6% 68.1% 17.5% Iceland
2000s 88.4% 70.3% 18.1% Iceland
2010s 93.2% 79.3% 13.9% Iceland
2020s 93.4% 85.7% 7.8% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, Iceland or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
Iceland, at 91.5% against 86.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
4.6%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
Iceland ranks 45th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 8,898 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release