Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita was 0.0197 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Iceland, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Iceland is 0.0197 units per person, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0327 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0197 units per person, in 2017.
That places Iceland 35th out of 201 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Iceland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0246 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0253 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0243 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0222 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0239 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0253 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0259 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0287 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0327 units per person | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0313 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0307 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0293 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0304 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0245 units per person | -19.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0228 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0222 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0231 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0225 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0238 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0232 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0234 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0251 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0268 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0251 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.025 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0225 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0229 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.024 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0239 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0248 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0248 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0242 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0223 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0197 units per person | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0245 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0259 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0305 units per person | 0.0287 units per person | 0.0327 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0234 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0253 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0242 units per person | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0268 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0234 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | 0.0248 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Iceland?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Iceland was 0.0197 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0327 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0197 units per person in 2017.
- How does Iceland rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 35th out of 201 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, vocational pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.