Iceland vs MDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

Iceland
80.5%
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa
86.0%
in 2024
Iceland rank
172nd
MDG: Northern Africa rank
173rd

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • Iceland
  • MDG: Northern Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Northern Africa currently reports 86.0% against 80.5% in Iceland, a difference of 5.5%.

That makes MDG: Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.

Iceland ranks 172nd and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 173rd of 219 countries.

MDG: Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland MDG: Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 78.4% 83.6% 5.1% MDG: Northern Africa
1980s 73.0% 84.0% 11.0% MDG: Northern Africa
1990s 79.7% 82.3% 2.6% MDG: Northern Africa
2000s 78.6% 81.5% 2.9% MDG: Northern Africa
2010s 79.6% 84.7% 5.2% MDG: Northern Africa
2020s 80.7% 84.5% 3.8% MDG: Northern Africa

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 MDG: Northern Africa?
MDG: Northern Africa, at 86.0% against 80.5% in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa?
5.5%, with MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Iceland ranks 172nd and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 173rd 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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release