Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 80.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
172nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
82.4%
in 2019
All-time low
71.7%
in 1981
Years of data
43
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland stood at 80.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland peaked at 82.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 1981.
Iceland ranks 172nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 78.1% | — |
| 1972 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 78.5% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 74.3% | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 71.7% | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 73.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 73.1% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 78.5% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 80.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 77.7% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 79.6% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 78.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.4% | 78.1% | 79.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 71.7% | 74.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 77.7% | 80.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 77.0% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 78.0% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 80.0% | 82.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,815 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.041 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,499 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0428 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2023)
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 80.5% 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 82.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 1981.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iceland ranks 172nd out of 219 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 1.9%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release