Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 32.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland peaked at 38.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2018.
That places Iceland 61st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.0% | — |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 31.5% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.3% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 28.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 29.5% | 32.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 58 Greece 33.2% compare
- 59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.8% compare
- 60 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 31.1% compare
- 63 Ecuador 30.8% compare
- 64 Thailand 30.2% compare
More education data for Iceland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -7.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,908 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 660 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13,388 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -7.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 32.4% 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 38.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 61st out of 168 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 3.0%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release