Iceland vs Switzerland: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Iceland
0.9823 GPIA
in 2023
Switzerland
0.9909 GPIA
in 2024
Iceland rank
78th
Switzerland rank
77th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.9909 GPIA against 0.9823 GPIA in Iceland, a difference of 0.0086 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 77th of 103 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 0.3743 GPIA | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 0.2904 GPIA | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.9906 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0507 GPIA | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.978 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0313 GPIA | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.9909 GPIA against 0.9823 GPIA in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0.0086 GPIA, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Iceland ranks 78th and Switzerland ranks 77th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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