Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 67.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 67.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland peaked at 71.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2004.
Iceland ranks 132nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.0% | — |
| 1999 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.2% | 68.0% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 61.3% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 65.5% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 67.4% | 70.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 129 Thailand 69.8% compare
- 130 Ecuador 69.2% compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 68.9% compare
- 133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 67.2% compare
- 134 Greece 66.8% compare
- 135 New Zealand 65.7% compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland was 67.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release