ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) vs Iceland: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
10.98 million
in 2024
Iceland
26,152
in 2025
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank
181st
Iceland rank
178th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
  • Iceland
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972025

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) currently reports 10.98 million against 26,152 in Iceland, a difference of 10.96 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)'s figure about 420.0 times Iceland's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 181st and Iceland ranks 178th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 14.55 million 20,484 14.53 million ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2000s 13.42 million 21,995 13.40 million ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2010s 12.24 million 24,644 12.21 million ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
2020s 11.33 million 25,858 11.30 million ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) or Iceland?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), at 10.98 million against 26,152 in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Iceland?
10.96 million, with ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Iceland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) and Iceland rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 181st and Iceland ranks 178th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release