Iceland vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in

Iceland
32.4%
in 2023
SDG: Europe and Northern America
29.0%
in 2024
Iceland rank
61st
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
58th

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

  • Iceland
  • SDG: Europe and Northern America
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 32.4% against 29.0% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Europe and Northern America ahead.

Iceland ranks 61st and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 58th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Europe and Northern America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland SDG: Europe and Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 31.8% 35.6% 3.8% SDG: Europe and Northern America
2000s 35.3% 33.5% 1.7% Iceland
2010s 31.8% 32.5% 0.6% SDG: Europe and Northern America
2020s 31.5% 29.2% 2.3% Iceland

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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
Iceland, at 32.4% against 29.0% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Iceland and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
3.4%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Iceland and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Iceland ranks 61st and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 58th 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, 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 upper 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
389 places, 9,250 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release