Iceland vs SDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Iceland
32.4%
in 2023
SDG: Northern Africa
26.7%
in 2024
Iceland rank
61st
SDG: Northern Africa rank
64th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Iceland
- SDG: Northern Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 32.4% against 26.7% in SDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Northern Africa ahead.
Iceland ranks 61st and SDG: Northern Africa ranks 64th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Northern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | SDG: Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 41.2% | 9.5% | SDG: Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 37.3% | 2.0% | SDG: Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 29.1% | 2.8% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 30.3% | 1.2% | 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: Northern Africa?
- Iceland, at 32.4% against 26.7% in SDG: Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Iceland and SDG: Northern Africa?
- 5.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and SDG: Northern Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and SDG: Northern Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 61st and SDG: Northern Africa ranks 64th 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
February 2026 Data Release