Iceland vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Iceland
23.3%
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
23.6%
in 2024
Iceland rank
69th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
67th

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

  • Iceland
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
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How they compare

UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 23.6% against 23.3% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.

Iceland ranks 69th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 67th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 21.2% 26.4% 5.3% UIS: North America and Western Europe
2000s 27.9% 25.5% 2.4% Iceland
2010s 25.6% 24.5% 1.1% Iceland
2020s 23.1% 23.5% 0.5% UIS: North America and Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Iceland or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 23.6% against 23.3% in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Iceland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
0.3%, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Iceland and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Iceland ranks 69th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 67th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,066 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release