Iceland's school enrollment, secondary (% net) was 91.27% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.41 percentage points from 89.87% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 91.27% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 87.16% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 89.87% | 2007 |
| Highest | 91.27% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 72.24% | 1977 |
| Average since 2008 | 88.5% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 72.24% | 1977 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Iceland's school enrollment, secondary (% net) rose 1.28 percentage points on 2016 (from 89.99% to 91.27%).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2016), the average change was +0.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.48 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.15 percentage points in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.14 percentage points in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.34 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 49% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2017, Iceland had the 24th highest value of the 43 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 91.27% | 2017 |
| World | 66.27% | 2018 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 89.93% | 2018 |
| High income | 90.82% | 2018 |
Closest to Iceland in the 2017 ranking
What this measures
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 21 values
| Year | School enrollment, secondary (% net) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 91.27 |
| 2016 | 89.99 |
| 2015 | 89.73 |
| 2014 | 88.69 |
| 2013 | 87.45 |
| 2012 | 87.16 |
| 2011 | 86.84 |
| 2010 | 87.89 |
| 2009 | 87.04 |
| 2008 | 88.94 |
| 2007 |
School enrollment, secondary (% net) in nearby economies
More education data for Iceland
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 32,314 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.22% (2023)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 76.52% (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils — 37,056 (2023)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 108.91% (2023)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.52 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Iceland's school enrollment, secondary (% net)?
- 91.27% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 19.04 percentage points from 72.24% in 1977. The highest value was 91.27% in 2017 and the lowest 72.24% in 1977.
- How does Iceland rank?
- 24th highest of 43 economies with data for 2017.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary (% net) unusual for Iceland?
- In 2017, Iceland's school enrollment, secondary (% net) rose 1.28 percentage points on 2016 (from 89.99% to 91.27%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2016), the average change was +0.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.48 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.NENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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