Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Iceland
Iceland: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 80.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Iceland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Iceland is 80.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Iceland peaked at 84.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2000.
That places Iceland 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72.2% | — |
| 1999 | 70.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 70.6% | 72.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 70.5% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 80.5% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 80.0% | 84.7% | 4 |
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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, upper secondary, male in Iceland?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Iceland was 80.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Iceland ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release