Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.12 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.12 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
10th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 1976
All-time low
1.07 GPIA
in 2008
Years of data
40
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland stood at 1.12 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.07 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Iceland 10th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 1.17 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland was 1.12 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iceland ranks 10th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release