Iceland vs MDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational

Iceland
19.5%
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa
14.0%
in 2024
Iceland rank
49th
MDG: Northern Africa rank
49th

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

  • Iceland
  • MDG: Northern Africa
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 19.5% against 14.0% in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 5.5%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times MDG: Northern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 49th and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 49th of 216 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland MDG: Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 21.6% 16.4% 5.1% Iceland
1980s 27.0% 16.0% 11.0% Iceland
1990s 20.3% 17.7% 2.6% Iceland
2000s 21.4% 18.5% 2.9% Iceland
2010s 20.4% 15.3% 5.2% Iceland
2020s 19.3% 15.5% 3.8% 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 vocational, Iceland or MDG: Northern Africa?
Iceland, at 19.5% against 14.0% in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa?
5.5%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
Iceland ranks 49th and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 49th 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

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 19,058 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release