Iceland vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

Iceland
80.5%
in 2023
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
86.3%
in 2024
Iceland rank
172nd
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
171st

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

  • Iceland
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 86.3% against 80.5% in Iceland, a difference of 5.8%.

That makes WB: Late-demographic Dividend's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, WB: Late-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 172nd and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 171st of 219 countries.

WB: Late-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 78.4% 91.2% 12.8% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1980s 73.0% 88.1% 15.1% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
1990s 79.7% 86.3% 6.7% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2000s 78.6% 87.3% 8.8% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2010s 79.6% 84.6% 5.0% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2020s 80.7% 86.2% 5.5% WB: Late-demographic Dividend

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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 86.3% 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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
5.8%, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iceland and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Iceland ranks 172nd and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 171st 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