Iceland vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education
Iceland
5.2%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
4.6%
in 2024
Iceland rank
81st
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
80th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education over time
- Iceland
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5.2% against 4.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.6%.
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 81st and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 80th of 182 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 | 7.2% | 1.8% | 5.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 1.9% | 7.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 3.6% | 4.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 0.8% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, Iceland or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Iceland, at 5.2% against 4.6% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education between Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.6%, 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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Iceland ranks 81st and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 80th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). 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