Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
86.2%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
152nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
87.7%
in 2019
All-time low
77.4%
in 1983
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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland stood at 86.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland peaked at 87.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.4%, in 1983.
Iceland ranks 152nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 84.0% | — |
| 1975 | 87.7% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 85.0% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 77.4% | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 78.5% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 79.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 78.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 86.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 85.6% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 87.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 83.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.0% | 84.0% | 87.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 78.4% | 77.4% | 79.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 81.4% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.4% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.3% | 87.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 149 Iran, Islamic Republic of 87.0% compare
- 150 Reunion 86.9% compare
- 151 Greece 86.5% compare
- 153 Germany 86.0% compare
- 154 French Polynesia 85.7% compare
- 155 Dominican Republic 85.6% compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0838 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,815 (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 86.2% 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 87.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.4% in 1983.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iceland ranks 152nd out of 217 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 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release