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
0204060199720102024

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
389 places, 9,082 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release