ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Iceland: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
96.5%
in 2022
Iceland
98.6%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
54th
Iceland rank
56th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 98.6% against 96.5% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), a difference of 2.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iceland ahead.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 54th and Iceland ranks 56th of 219 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.0% | 99.2% | 4.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 99.1% | 2.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 99.1% | 1.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 98.6% | 2.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 98.6% against 96.5% in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iceland?
- 2.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iceland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Iceland rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 54th and Iceland ranks 56th of 219 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary 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