Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 19.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
19.5%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
49th
of 216 countries
All-time high
28.3%
in 1981
All-time low
17.6%
in 2019
Years of data
43
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland stood at 19.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland peaked at 28.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2019.
Iceland ranks 49th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.9% | — |
| 1972 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 20.8% | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 21.5% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 21.7% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 25.7% | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 28.3% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 27.1% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 26.1% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 19.4% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.6% | 20.8% | 21.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 25.7% | 28.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.4% | 22.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.3% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 4 |
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland was 19.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2019.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Iceland ranks 49th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release