Iceland vs Norway: Share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes
Share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 75.56 Percentage of students in the same subgroup against 63.87 Percentage of students in the same subgroup in Iceland, a difference of 11.69 Percentage of students in the same subgroup.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 21 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.72 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 48.04 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 0.6784 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | Iceland |
| 2020s | 65.34 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 74.83 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | 9.49 Percentage of students in the same subgroup | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 75.56 Percentage of students in the same subgroup against 63.87 Percentage of students in the same subgroup in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes between Iceland and Norway?
- 11.69 Percentage of students in the same subgroup, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes?
- Iceland ranks 7th and Norway ranks 6th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of students enrolled in school and work-based programmes. The default table displays data for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by sex. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.