Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 40.4% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland is 40.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland peaked at 45.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2018.
Iceland ranks 51st of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 43.2% | — |
| 1999 | 42.0% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 42.0% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 39.5% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 35.2% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 37.0% | 40.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,314 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % 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 40.4% 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 45.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Iceland ranks 51st 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 11.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release