Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iceland
Iceland: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 130.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iceland, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 130.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iceland peaked at 135.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 1995.
That places Iceland 12th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 99.9% | — |
| 1995 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 100.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 122.7% | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 123.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 123.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 121.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 126.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 131.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 114.0% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 118.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 121.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 124.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 121.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 117.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 118.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 115.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 118.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 135.4% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 134.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 132.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 131.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 130.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 130.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109.2% | 99.3% | 123.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 122.1% | 114.0% | 131.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.3% | 115.2% | 135.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iceland?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Iceland was 130.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 135.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 1995.
- How does Iceland rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.