Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iceland
Iceland: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 81.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iceland stood at 81.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iceland peaked at 87.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 1998.
Iceland ranks 91st of 176 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, female in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 76.7% | — |
| 1999 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.1% | 76.7% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 77.4% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 82.1% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 81.1% | 85.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 88 Palestine, State of 82.1% compare
- 89 Sao Tome and Principe 81.9% compare
- 90 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 81.4% compare
- 92 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81.0% compare
- 93 Jamaica 80.8% compare
- 94 Bahamas 80.5% compare
More education data for Iceland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.22 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 98.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iceland?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Iceland was 81.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 1998.
- How does Iceland rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Iceland ranks 91st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release