Iceland vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general
Iceland
97.8%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
93.0%
in 2023
Iceland rank
45th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general over time
- Iceland
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 97.8% against 93.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 45th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 192 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 | 99.4% | 69.3% | 30.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 83.8% | 15.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 89.2% | 9.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 92.9% | 4.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general, Iceland or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Iceland, at 97.8% against 93.0% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general between Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 4.8%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- Iceland ranks 45th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release