Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.22 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland is 1.22 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Iceland 22nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.28 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.2 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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 1.22 GPIA 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 1.28 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 22nd out of 183 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 up 8.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release