Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Iceland
Iceland: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 80.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Iceland stood at 80.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Iceland peaked at 85.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.9%, in 1999.
Iceland ranks 90th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74.4% | — |
| 1999 | 73.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 73.9% | 74.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 74.0% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 81.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 80.5% | 85.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 87 Morocco 81.1% compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 81.1% compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 80.6% compare
- 91 Namibia 80.3% compare
- 92 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.1% compare
- 93 Algeria 79.6% 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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Iceland?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Iceland was 80.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.9% in 1999.
- How does Iceland rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Iceland ranks 90th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release