Iceland vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Iceland
80.5%
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
85.8%
in 2024
Iceland rank
172nd
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
175th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Iceland
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 85.8% against 80.5% in Iceland, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, UIS: North America and Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 172nd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 175th of 219 countries.
UIS: North America and Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.4% | 86.3% | 7.9% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 84.1% | 11.0% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 83.2% | 3.5% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 86.0% | 7.4% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 85.3% | 5.8% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 85.7% | 5.0% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 85.8% 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 5.3%, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iceland ranks 172nd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 175th 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