Germany vs Iceland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Germany
86.0%
in 2024
Iceland
86.2%
in 2023
Germany rank
153rd
Iceland rank
152nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Germany
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 86.2% against 86.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iceland ahead.
Germany ranks 153rd and Iceland ranks 152nd of 217 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 85.9% | 9.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 82.8% | 1.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 83.5% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 86.0% | 0.0% | 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, Germany or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 86.2% against 86.0% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Germany and Iceland?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iceland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Iceland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Germany ranks 153rd and Iceland ranks 152nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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