Egypt vs Iceland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Egypt
80.1%
in 2024
Iceland
80.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
173rd
Iceland rank
172nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Egypt
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 80.5% against 80.1% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 172nd of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.3% | 78.4% | 1.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 76.1% | 73.0% | 3.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 73.6% | 79.4% | 5.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 78.2% | 5.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 79.8% | 1.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 81.0% | 2.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Egypt or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 80.5% against 80.1% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Egypt and Iceland?
- 0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Egypt ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 172nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, 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