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)
020406080100197119972024

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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,351 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release