Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 75.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland is 75.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland peaked at 77.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1983.
That places Iceland 177th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 73.5% | — |
| 1975 | 72.5% | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 71.4% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 72.7% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 67.6% | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 69.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 68.2% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 72.9% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 74.5% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 73.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.5% | 71.4% | 73.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 68.2% | 67.6% | 69.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 71.8% | 75.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 72.1% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 74.5% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 75.2% | 77.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 75.5% 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 77.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1983.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iceland ranks 177th 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 down 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release