Iceland vs WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Iceland
86.2%
in 2023
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
89.1%
in 2024
Iceland rank
152nd
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank
154th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Iceland
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) currently reports 89.1% against 86.2% in Iceland, a difference of 2.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1975 it was WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
Iceland ranks 152nd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 154th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.4% | 89.2% | 1.8% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 78.4% | 87.2% | 8.8% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 88.2% | 2.4% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 89.2% | 6.4% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.1% | 2.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 86.7% | 0.7% | WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) |
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: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), at 89.1% against 86.2% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Iceland and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 2.9%, with WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iceland ranks 152nd and WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 154th 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