Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland
Iceland: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 24.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 24.1% for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2017.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland peaked at 32.4% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2007.
Iceland ranks 38th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 26.5% | — |
| 1975 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 28.6% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 27.3% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 30.8% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 31.8% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 25.5% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.5% | 26.5% | 28.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 30.8% | 32.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.0% | 28.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 23.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 24.0% | 25.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,661 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Iceland was 24.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2007.
- How does Iceland rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Iceland ranks 38th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.