France vs Iceland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

France
82.4%
in 2018
Iceland
82.0%
in 2018
France rank
153rd
Iceland rank
156th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • France
  • Iceland
020406080197119942018

How they compare

France currently reports 82.4% against 82.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.

France ranks 153rd and Iceland ranks 156th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 80.5% 78.4% 2.0% France
1980s 76.7% 73.0% 3.7% France
1990s 74.6% 79.7% 5.1% Iceland
2000s 76.8% 78.6% 1.7% Iceland
2010s 81.3% 79.2% 2.0% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, France or Iceland?
France, at 82.4% against 82.0% in Iceland as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between France and Iceland?
0.4%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do France and Iceland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
France ranks 153rd and Iceland ranks 156th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.