Iceland vs MDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Iceland
40.4%
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa
34.8%
in 2024
Iceland rank
51st
MDG: Northern Africa rank
50th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Iceland
- MDG: Northern Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 40.4% against 34.8% in MDG: Northern Africa, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times MDG: Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
Iceland ranks 51st and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 50th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and MDG: Northern Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | MDG: Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 45.3% | 2.7% | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 43.7% | 0.7% | MDG: Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.7% | 1.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 39.4% | 0.3% | MDG: Northern Africa |
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 MDG: Northern Africa?
- Iceland, at 40.4% against 34.8% in MDG: Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa?
- 5.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and MDG: Northern Africa rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 51st and MDG: Northern Africa ranks 50th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release