Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iceland
Iceland: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 132.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iceland, 1994–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iceland is 132.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iceland peaked at 132.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 102.9%, in 1995.
That places Iceland 10th 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, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 102.9% | — |
| 1995 | 102.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 104.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 117.7% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 115.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 112.0% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 110.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 112.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 116.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 108.2% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 115.1% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 115.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 114.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 115.7% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 112.8% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 114.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 112.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 118.2% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 128.2% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 127.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 131.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 130.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 131.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 132.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.6% | 102.9% | 117.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 113.3% | 108.2% | 116.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.2% | 112.5% | 132.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 7 Denmark 136.9% compare
- 8 Norway 133.7% compare
- 9 Costa Rica 132.3% compare
- 11 Netherlands 131.8% compare
- 12 Estonia 127.9% compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 127.7% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -7.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,908 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 660 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -7.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iceland?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Iceland was 132.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 132.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.9% in 1995.
- How does Iceland rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.