Iceland vs Latvia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Iceland
19.5%
in 2023
Latvia
20.4%
in 2024
Iceland rank
49th
Latvia rank
47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Iceland
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 20.4% against 19.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 49th and Latvia ranks 47th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.4% | 27.0% | 0.5% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.5% | 0.8% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.4% | 5.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 22.0% | 1.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 20.1% | 0.9% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational, Iceland or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 20.4% against 19.5% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Iceland and Latvia?
- 0.9%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Iceland ranks 49th and Latvia ranks 47th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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