Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland
Iceland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 71.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland stood at 71.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland peaked at 71.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2004.
That places Iceland 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.0% | — |
| 1999 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 61.3% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.2% | 68.0% | 68.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 61.3% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 65.5% | 71.8% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Iceland was 71.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
- Iceland ranks 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.