Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Iceland stood at 28.2%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 17.6% 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 66th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 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% |
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 | 32.2% | 28.2% | 34.5% | 9 |
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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 28.2% in 2018, 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 66th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.