Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iceland
Iceland: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 98.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iceland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iceland stood at 98.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iceland peaked at 99.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2023.
Iceland ranks 34th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.0% | — |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 98.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More education data for Iceland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,568 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iceland?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Iceland was 98.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2023.
- How does Iceland rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Iceland ranks 34th out of 161 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release