Iceland vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational
Iceland
24.5%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
16.4%
in 2024
Iceland rank
41st
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
44th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational over time
- Iceland
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 24.5% against 16.4% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 41st and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th of 213 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.5% | 8.3% | 19.2% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 12.2% | 19.5% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 13.4% | 12.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 12.4% | 13.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 17.1% | 7.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 16.7% | 7.4% | 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Iceland, at 24.5% against 16.4% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational between Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 8.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Iceland ranks 41st and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 44th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). 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