Iceland vs Latvia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Iceland
80.5%
in 2023
Latvia
79.6%
in 2024
Iceland rank
172nd
Latvia rank
174th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 80.5% against 79.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Latvia ahead.
Iceland ranks 172nd and Latvia ranks 174th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.6% | 73.0% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 80.5% | 0.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 83.6% | 5.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 78.0% | 1.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 79.9% | 0.9% | 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, Iceland or Latvia?
- Iceland, at 80.5% against 79.6% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Iceland and Latvia?
- 0.9%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iceland ranks 172nd and Latvia ranks 174th 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