Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Iceland
Iceland: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Iceland, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Iceland stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Iceland peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 163rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 160 Georgia 0.7% compare
- 161 Mozambique 0.7% compare
- 162 Egypt 0.6% compare
- 164 Cook Islands 0.6% compare
- 165 Yemen 0.5%
- 166 Azerbaijan 0.5% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,167 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Iceland?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Iceland was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Iceland ranks 163rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release