Iceland vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Iceland
19.5%
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
14.2%
in 2024
Iceland rank
49th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Iceland
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 19.5% against 14.2% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 49th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 47th of 216 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6% | 13.7% | 7.9% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 15.9% | 11.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 16.8% | 3.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 14.0% | 7.4% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 14.7% | 5.8% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 14.3% | 5.0% | 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 vocational, Iceland or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Iceland, at 19.5% against 14.2% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Iceland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 5.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Iceland ranks 49th and UIS: North America and Western Europe 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