Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.5781 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 0.5781 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland peaked at 0.7414 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4844 GPIA, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 123rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4844 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.5085 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.53 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5745 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6268 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5744 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7008 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6754 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6859 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7083 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.729 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7113 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7229 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7414 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7158 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.741 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7108 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7162 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6567 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5982 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.595 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5508 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5739 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6052 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6021 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5781 GPIA | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4965 GPIA | 0.4844 GPIA | 0.5085 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6516 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.729 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6749 GPIA | 0.5508 GPIA | 0.7414 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5898 GPIA | 0.5739 GPIA | 0.6052 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,056 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17,544 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1084 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,512 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (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 0.5781 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 0.7414 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4844 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 123rd out of 160 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 22.0%. 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 vocational 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